Example sentences of "sat [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men who sat or lay near to him on the floor had watched with a curiosity that a man who was held in the Transit gaol at Pot'ma should concern himself with such a small matter as the pin-sharp biting of the louse . |
| 2 | She sat or perched on an upright chair smiling like an angel just dropped from the skies . |
| 3 | The chairs upon which they sat or leaned were gilded or of shining chrome and glass ; bales of material were half unfurled to spill around more silk and satin ; jewellery was flung down in handfuls upon tables or simply on the ground . |
| 4 | I bought myself a mug of tea at the counter in order to pay for something for a change , then I sat and waited for Kathleen . |
| 5 | When word came to them of the Macleans , three galleys off the Rubha Aird Druimnich , they just sat and waited quietly for their enemies to arrive . |
| 6 | I sat and waited . |
| 7 | I left George 's office and went two doors along to my roomette to dig my telescopic-lens binoculars-camera out of Tommy 's holdall , and I sat and waited by the window for gaunt-face 's return . |
| 8 | Returning to his chair , he sat and waited . |
| 9 | It was still too strong so we sat and waited . |
| 10 | As she sat and waited for Clelia , she looked out across the park , at the spring trees , and tried to concentrate on her Spanish . |
| 11 | But Alice only sat and waited . |
| 12 | Then they sat and waited . |
| 13 | We sat and waited for the next move , which turned out to be a visit from Younis and Bilal , insisting that Brian was trying to escape . |
| 14 | Then , huddling deep into the eiderdown , she sat and waited for the dawn . |
| 15 | For five minutes the two men sat and waited , but nothing happened . |
| 16 | They sat and waited in silence , listening to the scuffling of leaves that drew steadily nearer , until suddenly the bird stepped from nearby undergrowth into the clearing . |
| 17 | All the people sat and waited . |
| 18 | They sat and waited . |
| 19 | She wondered , as she sat and waited for her boss to come for her , whether he would mention meeting Miguelito last night . |
| 20 | Had n't shifted one crease from the pillows where you sat and smoked and drank coffee , my hand on your warm naked breast . |
| 21 | We sat and had a relaxing drink before we cooked them a typical English dinner of baked cod with new potatoes and vegetables , followed by rhubarb fool and cognac . |
| 22 | And then as soon as they went away she got her out and sat and had a . |
| 23 | Soft roll , and then erm , I had a Viennese Whirl with it , and I sat and had that with my can of Diet Coke that dad bought a can of drink on the train this morning and never drank . |
| 24 | There was a glass-fronted office on one side of the entrance where the SPs sat and kept an eye on all departures . |
| 25 | On that sunny evening at Hampton Court , Agrippa sat and chattered like some benevolent uncle . |
| 26 | Corbett sat and studied the letter he had written . |
| 27 | There was just enough sunshine to play in and just enough shade to lie in , reading while Nana sat and darned . |
| 28 | Kneeling across him , she joined her body to his with a little gasp until he sat and touched his mouth to hers . |
| 29 | I sat and let him brood . |
| 30 | Seeing the British soldiers , the startled men sat and ate though they had just risen from a complete meal . |