Example sentences of "sit for [art] few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 2 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |
| 3 | She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom . |
| 4 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 5 | The county members and those who sat for the few boroughs in which the franchise was reasonably wide were normally the most independent of eighteenth-century MPs ; but they were in a minority . |