Example sentences of "sit [conj] [vb past] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory .
2 I still remember the feeling of hopelessness as I sat and looked at a board covered with arrows and lines , the words ‘ tacking ’ , ‘ rigging ’ , ‘ wind direction ’ and ‘ points of sailing ’ floating around in my head .
3 In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky .
4 He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain .
5 I sat and stared at the paper in front of me and tried to blank out the present and get back into my story — forward , that is , into my invented future , and out of the world of queries and vague apprehensions .
6 Alexandra sat and stared at the paper in silence .
7 She sat and stared at the view , while he opened the trunk and lifted out the sheet , complete with its light-brown rose of blood .
8 There had been a week when she 'd paced the studio humming or sat and gawped at the tapestry she 'd created .
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