Example sentences of "[pron] sat for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards I sat for a long time trying to reconcile myself to these new ideas . |
| 2 | I sat for a while thinking of what I 'd said and of what he 'd told me , and I still could n't believe that any of the people I 'd come to know so well was really a murderer . |
| 3 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 4 | I sat for a while watching the scenery slide by , wild uninhabited stretches of green and autumn-blazing trees , grey rocks and blue lakes punctuated by tiny hamlets and lonely houses , all vivid in the afternoon sunshine , a panoramic impression of the vastness of Canada and the smallness of her population . |
| 5 | After the girls had gone I sat for a little time , thinking . |
| 6 | I sat for a while holding the baby under my hands . |
| 7 | I sat for a long while , clutching the unfinished poem , gazing beyond it . |
| 8 | When he disappeared behind the dunes I sat for a while , scratching my crotch as the wind played with my hair and the birds returned to their nests . |
| 9 | I sat for an hour in my roomette looking out at the unvarying scenery and trying to imagine anything else that Filmer might have paid to have done . |
| 10 | She sat for a while , becoming quieter , breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble . |
| 11 | She sat for a while , checking an anguish which made her want to sob . |
| 12 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 13 | She sat for a moment in silence . |
| 14 | She sat for a while , the inevitable cigarette burning out in the ashtray . |
| 15 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
| 16 | Miranda fled , unseeing down the dark passage to the lavatory where she sat for a very long time feeling sick to her stomach . |
| 17 | Her labours done — and though they involved both effort and expense she enjoyed them very much — she sat for a little at her desk , thoughtful and handsome . |
| 18 | She sat for a long while , until her limbs became cold and stiff and her mind numb with tiredness and misery . |
| 19 | It was a gabled Victorian house set behind a high red brick wall in the heart of the city and as Rachel drew on to the gravel forecourt she sat for a moment admiring the mass of copper beeches that surrounded the house . |
| 20 | We sat for a while , saying little , until I started into a description of Changez 's ‘ specials ’ , his camp-bed and the bizarre spectacle of a man falling in love with his wife . |
| 21 | We sat for a while just watching and listening to the water and turned back to follow the path out of the steep-sided gill towards Cotterdale . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | We sat for a while in the sitting-room over coffee . |
| 25 | We sat for an hour wondering if any soup would be issued . |
| 26 | The ocean of bad weather racing in from the north west did little to cheer me , so we sat for an hour while I gathered strength . |
| 27 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
| 28 | They sat for a while in thoughtful silence while the shower passed from the surface of the lake and the light hiss of the rain ceased . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | They sat for a minute in silence as if what had passed between them needed to be assimilated in peace . |