Example sentences of "sit for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sits for a while beside them , her arm laid alongside the nightlight on the table ; the shoe of the Old Woman , with a pink bulb inside , lifts the shadows in a comforting way . |
| 2 | She sits for a moment on the arm of the chair , and rests her hand on my neck . |
| 3 | Muriella , more shaken by her fall than she had expected , was glad to sit for a while . |
| 4 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |
| 5 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 6 | Young men and women , not so young men and women , wended their way across Cambridge to sit for an hour with Esther Breuer , sipping coffee , tea , or , if they were favoured , vermouth or wine , as they gazed at the red-draped walls , the crowded bookshelves , the umbrella stand , the hatstand , the cabin trunk , the medley of different-patterned fabrics , the little figurines that marched along the shelves in front of the books , the carefully assembled strip of photographed Roman frieze , the little glass doves in front of the tiny mosaic fountain . |
| 7 | Or sit for a while with your back against the trunk of a mature tree ( preferably an oak ) ; breathe deeply and allow yourself to merge , as it were , with the energies of the tree . |
| 8 | I sit for an hour , alone at a table with only one drink of scathing hard whiskey , which does not fall lightly upon my throat , but burns my mouth and neck with the sting of memory . |
| 9 | I climbed a wall to drink at the beck , sitting for a while on its banks in the sun before walking on up the legionaries ' highway crossing the Burtersett road under Green Scar Mire and heading up towards Fleet Moss and Kidhow Gate . |
| 10 | Some were worse after sitting for a while ( for example when driving ) and the pain was then sometimes relieved by stretching . |
| 11 | Sitting for a portrait painter is a kind of surrender — here a misplaced eyebrow , there a chin you never knew you had . |
| 12 | Still , I wondered how anyone could find sitting for an artist boring . |
| 13 | The first step is an interview at the RAF Careers Information Office and sitting for an induction test to gauge the individual 's suitability for the RAF . |
| 14 | Then he 'd sit for a while , occasionally glancing at the figure next to him , until at last he 'd lean towards the other 's ear . |
| 15 | Ranald , lad , I must sit for a while . ’ |
| 16 | Would you wan na , would you wan na sit for a bit before he goes back ? |
| 17 | He was educated at Eton and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he did not sit for a degree . |
| 18 | He put forward in mid-September a peace proposal envisaging the creation of an interim legislative assembly , which would sit for a year pending elections . |
| 19 | I 'm aching to run , but make myself sit for a second while she watches me through the black circles . |
| 20 | Look , can I sit for a moment ? |
| 21 | He just sat for a while in a sort of communal TV room with a few old loons . |
| 22 | He sat for a while without speaking , apparently debating how many of his thoughts to share . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She sat for a while , becoming quieter , breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble . |
| 25 | She sat for a while , checking an anguish which made her want to sob . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |