Example sentences of "sit and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had sat and formulated his final speech to the Academy . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's the throne of God , in the Bible , where he sits and throws his lightning bolts and so forth . |
| 3 | The rows were always over money and housework : " He 'd just go berserk till two or three in the morning , bawling and shouting , and I 'd just try to sit and hold his legs . |
| 4 | Your dad has to sit and polish his shoes anyhow . |
| 5 | ‘ No matter ! ’ he said , moving towards the chair in which I was sitting and unbuttoning his flies . |
| 6 | Sitting and stretching his legs , a man at a café |
| 7 | Kneeling across him , she joined her body to his with a little gasp until he sat and touched his mouth to hers . |
| 8 | Jim , seated , or perched on his chair , could not settle , but got up and stumbled about , laughing helplessly , or sat and laid his head on the table and laughed , sounding as if he wept , then in an excess of happiness and gratitude , banged his two fists on either side of his head , which banging turned into a little sharp jubilant rhythm . |
| 9 | There he sat and drank his last cup of tea . |
| 10 | Edouard sat and watched his brother as he spoke , his own face growing hard and still . |
| 11 | While Brian Horton sat and watched his early hopes disappear . |
| 12 | Tammuz sat and gnawed his knuckles as Roirbak made the call . |
| 13 | You understand and value the fact that this famous person walked here , here he sat and considered his plans , and here he spat … ’ |