Example sentences of "sat for [art] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | We less poetic mortals sat for a while in the afternoon sunlight and shadow , then we turned down the path again for a pot of tea and a scone for myself and Eddy and a biscuit for Bill before we began the road walk back to the car . |
4 | We sat for a while in the sitting-room over coffee . |
5 | Rachel sat for a moment as the wind playfully tossed a handful of leaves on to the bonnet of the car , and as she turned the key in the ignition she realised she was trembling . |
6 | Allen sat for a moment on the parapet , Marian saw him smile at her , then he slipped over the edge and the rope grew taut on the hook . |
7 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
8 | We sat for the rest of the evening with that particularly pleasant feeling which comes when the jobs aboard are getting seen to and the heaviest thing you 've lifted , thus far , is a glass . |
9 | The wood cracked against Belle 's hands and she sat for the rest of the lesson holding her knees . |
10 | The next morning , after I had drunk some coffee and sat for an hour with the first suggestions of boredom stirring inside me , the Feldwebel who had enjoyed the ride in the Mercedes so much came to the door . |