Example sentences of "she sit [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 And I thought whatever 's she sitting there for ?
2 What 's she sitting there for ?
3 The ninth bomber came out of a lightening sky at six o'clock exactly , and though she sat there for another hour , it was the last .
4 She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name .
5 She sat there for nearly half an hour , staring at the wall , trying to get a grip .
6 She was too shaken with sobs to risk driving so she sat there for two hours weeping her heart out while neighbours and passers-by studiously ignored her obvious distress .
7 So she sat there for about 'arf an 'our , listenin' to the singin' and so forth , and then , just as she was beginnin' to get a bit bored , this Billy Graham comes on to the platform .
8 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 .
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