Example sentences of "he sat for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat for a while without speaking , apparently debating how many of his thoughts to share . |
| 2 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour . |
| 5 | He sat for a moment longer , staring across the garden and then , still without speaking , he bent and kissed her . |