Example sentences of "sat silent [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth sat silent on the stern thwart as the Drowned Forest receded and the boat went out over the glittering water , into emptiness . |
| 2 | When she had finished and was stirring a saccharine tablet into her coffee , he sat silent for a while , his little eyes half closed , his pursed lips showing that he was thinking hard . |
| 3 | She sat silent for a while , making a decision . |
| 4 | Maeve sat silent for a while . |
| 5 | He sat silent for a moment , glancing with a look of displeasure at the cars jamming them in on either side . |
| 6 | He sat silent for a moment , thinking . |
| 7 | Jenny said nothing to this and they sat silent in the darkening room . |
| 8 | Celia Harper , youngest child of Shirley and Cliff , too young to be allowed to escape to the disco , sat silent throughout the meal . |