Example sentences of "sat [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 2 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 3 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 4 | Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’ |
| 5 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 6 | The 50-year-old child killer suffered a black eye , bruises and minor cuts as she sat down for a meal at Cookham Wood jail in Kent . |
| 7 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ Joanna was in a state of pure terror and , although she sat down for a while , she most certainly did not sleep . ’ |
| 8 | They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions . |
| 9 | When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory . |
| 10 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 11 | It was in the third week after Minch had gone that he had first noticed that one of the Men , older than the Keeper , regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path by the Cages , and sat down for a while . |
| 12 | He sat down for a few moments to consider his position . |
| 13 | At the end of the day 550 people sat down for a superb dinner in the marquee , prepared by and his team , where the trophies and prizes from the Grand Draw were presented , followed by a disco . |
| 14 | Mr Hatton sat down for a moment and dropped his head briefly into his hands . |
| 15 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |
| 16 | One hundred and fifty staff , directors and partners sat down for an excellent meal at the venue followed by an equally good disco . |
| 17 | But you , you sat outside for the best part of quarter of an hour , twenty minutes , cos it was so sunny . |
| 18 | No-one could be spared to get fresh cots , so these men from farthest Arran and the Rhondda Valley sat up for the rest of the night with a brown baby under each arm . |
| 19 | I sat up for the next few nights , my head poking out of the back skylight of the loft , my ears straining for the tinkle of glass breaking or muffled curses , or the more usual signal of the birds being disturbed and taking flight , but nothing more happened . |
| 20 | He of course was the man of the match on th Saturday , he sat here for the interview clutching the bottle of champagne that the club patrons had awarded to him for his performance . |
| 21 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 22 | But anyway , this was the first we have such a conference every five years , but over a thousand of us sat around for a week and talked about evolution , and there was one rather curious fact about Vancouver , or the media of Vancouver , during that week . |
| 23 | And they sat in the car with the windows down in the freezing dawn and they watched the distant city lights going out under the dawn at five in the morning , they sat there for a full half hour , looking , and thinking how beautiful the city looked at this time and at this distance … |
| 24 | He sat there for a few minutes . |
| 25 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 26 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 27 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 28 | Mildred leapt to the floor and sat there for a moment , reflecting how nice it was to be able to jump such an amazing distance without getting hurt . |
| 29 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 30 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |