Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv prt] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After I talked to Mr. Connors here , I sat around and thought it all over . |
| 2 | Mick 's head disappeared from the entrance to the trench as I sat up and listened to a shell burst close by . |
| 3 | I sat up and looked around . |
| 4 | I sat up and leant over him and grabbed my bag . |
| 5 | I sat up and he gave me the handkerchief out of his pyjama pocket . |
| 6 | I sat up and turned on the bedside light to see the shadows in the room . |
| 7 | A minute , two minutes passed ; then I sat up and swung out of bed . |
| 8 | I sat up and she was kneeling beside me , picking at herself disgustedly , trying to get rid of the fungi and moulds . |
| 9 | I sat up and she withdrew her hand . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know how long I was in there before I sat up and looked around . |
| 11 | John has had his career and I sat by and supported him . |
| 12 | I sat down and Katrina soon joined me again . |
| 13 | I sat down and read further . |
| 14 | For three weeks I had nothing to do and I sat down and decided — I have recorded all these pieces before — to see if there was not something more behind the music . |
| 15 | ‘ An hour later I sat down and began to write the script . ’ |
| 16 | Finally , I sat down and said ‘ OK , let's forget about all that and do what we need to get it turned round . ’ |
| 17 | I sat down and did n't say a word . ’ |
| 18 | I sat down and began to cry . |
| 19 | ‘ I sat down and said to the doctor ‘ So I have cancer ’ and he said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 20 | Mum and Dad were dozing in their chairs but Dad opened his eyes as I sat down and asked if I 'd enjoyed the picture . |
| 21 | I sat down and took off my shoes and socks — I was wearing slacks and trainers — and then walked across the bay , luxuriating in the feel of the fine warm sand under my bare feet . |
| 22 | My husband 's always coming home and saying ‘ Oh I sat down and talked to so-and-so today ’ or ‘ we had a laugh today with so-and-so … ’ |
| 23 | I sat down and watched them while the humans played up in the trees , swam in the pool and played games in the grass . |
| 24 | Still clapping , I sat down and looked to see how his team-mates were taking it . |
| 25 | Then to the tune of ‘ By the waters of Babylon I sat down and wept ’ , we sang another version of the words . |
| 26 | I sat down and tried to regain some sense of equilibrium . |
| 27 | 12.55 : I sat down and had lunch with the kids . |
| 28 | I sat down and opened my notebook . |
| 29 | Anyway , I sat down and tried to put you right out of my head by immersing myself in work . |
| 30 | Then I sat down and wrote my family a letter . |