Example sentences of "sat [adv prt] 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 Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’
3 In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea .
4 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 .
5 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 . ’
6 They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions .
7 When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 He sat down for a few moments to consider his position .
11 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 .
12 Mr Hatton sat down for a moment and dropped his head briefly into his hands .
13 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 .
14 One hundred and fifty staff , directors and partners sat down for an excellent meal at the venue followed by an equally good disco .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 I sat around for a while , talking to people .
18 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 .
19 In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair .
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