Example sentences of "sat for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The next morning , after I had drunk some coffee and sat for an hour with the first suggestions of boredom stirring inside me , the Feldwebel who had enjoyed the ride in the Mercedes so much came to the door . |
2 | We sat for an hour wondering if any soup would be issued . |
3 | I sat for an hour in my roomette looking out at the unvarying scenery and trying to imagine anything else that Filmer might have paid to have done . |
4 | The ocean of bad weather racing in from the north west did little to cheer me , so we sat for an hour while I gathered strength . |
5 | Before an important meeting he usually sat for an hour staring deep into the void , reminding himself of man 's place in the cosmos . |