Example sentences of "[pron] sat for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat for a while thinking of what I 'd said and of what he 'd told me , and I still could n't believe that any of the people I 'd come to know so well was really a murderer . |
| 2 | I sat for a while watching the scenery slide by , wild uninhabited stretches of green and autumn-blazing trees , grey rocks and blue lakes punctuated by tiny hamlets and lonely houses , all vivid in the afternoon sunshine , a panoramic impression of the vastness of Canada and the smallness of her population . |
| 3 | I sat for a while holding the baby under my hands . |
| 4 | When he disappeared behind the dunes I sat for a while , scratching my crotch as the wind played with my hair and the birds returned to their nests . |
| 5 | She sat for a while , becoming quieter , breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble . |
| 6 | She sat for a while , checking an anguish which made her want to sob . |
| 7 | She sat for a while , the inevitable cigarette burning out in the ashtray . |
| 8 | She sat for a moment in silence . |
| 9 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
| 10 | It was a gabled Victorian house set behind a high red brick wall in the heart of the city and as Rachel drew on to the gravel forecourt she sat for a moment admiring the mass of copper beeches that surrounded the house . |
| 11 | We sat for a while , saying little , until I started into a description of Changez 's ‘ specials ’ , his camp-bed and the bizarre spectacle of a man falling in love with his wife . |
| 12 | We sat for a while just watching and listening to the water and turned back to follow the path out of the steep-sided gill towards Cotterdale . |
| 13 | We sat for a while by the cairn in the hot sun looking out before us , the only noise being the sound of the beck behind us falling over boulders and down towards Brackens Gill and the Dee . |
| 14 | We sat for a while in the sitting-room over coffee . |
| 15 | They sat for a while in thoughtful silence while the shower passed from the surface of the lake and the light hiss of the rain ceased . |
| 16 | They sat for a minute in silence as if what had passed between them needed to be assimilated in peace . |
| 17 | They sat for a moment in glum accord watching the evening thicken outside . |
| 18 | He sat for a while without speaking , apparently debating how many of his thoughts to share . |
| 19 | Then he sat for a while on the aisle stand which was a box covering the auto-pilot , where he was able to look out through the nose . |
| 20 | He sat for a moment longer , staring across the garden and then , still without speaking , he bent and kissed her . |