Example sentences of "sat [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 2 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 3 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 4 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 5 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 6 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 7 | He sat there for a few minutes . |
| 8 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 10 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |