Example sentences of "sat [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spoke to the prince , she even looked at the prince , but what she said was addressed to the man who sat withdrawn at the prince 's elbow . |
| 2 | Donna ordered brandy from the steward and sat gazing at the window of the train . |
| 3 | He wound his way through us as we sat fascinated at the sight as Geordie tiptoed down the beach towards the sea , his top part a deep tan , from the waist down a dirty white colour . |
| 4 | Fifteen minutes later he moved from the window , tore up some pages , sat looking at the scraps , and then began to write again . |
| 5 | He sat looking at the fire with lowered eyelids , a contented expression on his face , looking like a big overfed cat . |
| 6 | The next time he left the digging he kept away from Fiver and sat looking at the bank , as though entirely concerned with the work . |
| 7 | She pulled into her drive and sat looking at the house . |
| 8 | He sat looking at the river with his shoulders hunched up . |
| 9 | Donna sat looking at the box for long moments . |
| 10 | He turned into the one occupied by his stepmother , switched off the motor , and for several moments they sat looking at the house whose drawn blinds and closed windows seemed to proclaim its emptiness . |
| 11 | He went back to the piano and sat looking at the keys — afraid to play . |
| 12 | Jane sat mesmerised at the array of expensive and exclusive shops that lined the narrow street — this was not how she imagined Dublin . |
| 13 | No Botham and no Larkins , but Dean Jones sat champing at the bit and it will be a great pity if he is prevented from emptying the nearby chemistry laboratories with the prospect of his thrilling strokeplay . |
| 14 | Corbett just sat staring at the wet walls : the cell was narrow and fetid , a grating high in the wall gave a little air and light . |
| 15 | Grant , stunned , sat staring at the cell entrance , not sure if he had imagined what he 'd seen , or not . |
| 16 | We sat staring at the rain streaming down the windscreen . |
| 17 | Harry switched off the engine and sat staring at the big , grey , stone-built mansion with a sense of shock . |
| 18 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 19 | Wycliffe felt like patting him on the head , but he thanked him and saw him off with his samples , then he went back to his little office and sat staring at the wall . |
| 20 | Dame Ermengilde , even though she was in the presence of royalty , sat staring at the wall opposite her . |
| 21 | For a few seconds Luce sat staring at the closed door , trying to make sense of this latest development , before looking down at the tray . |
| 22 | Suddenly everyone had gone except for one man , the show 's principal backer , who sat crying at the table . |
| 23 | Markby sat glowering at the gas fire which had dulled its bright flames and hissed in a soft insistent way . |