Example sentences of "[noun] sat for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothea sat for a moment longer , remembering Alida , her tears , her loss of all control . |
| 2 | Maxim sat for a while , absorbing that thought . |
| 3 | In front of the studio back cloth of a painted garden , each mother in turn sat for a portrait with her offspring , and when that was done Ernest offered to take an extra group of them all , as a free gift . |
| 4 | Allen sat for a moment on the parapet , Marian saw him smile at her , then he slipped over the edge and the rope grew taut on the hook . |
| 5 | The friar sat for a while admiring the beauty of St John 's Chapel , comparing it to the grimness of St Erconwald 's . |
| 6 | The Prophet sat for a couple of minutes , gathering his strength . |
| 7 | We less poetic mortals sat for a while in the afternoon sunlight and shadow , then we turned down the path again for a pot of tea and a scone for myself and Eddy and a biscuit for Bill before we began the road walk back to the car . |
| 8 | Rachel sat for a moment as the wind playfully tossed a handful of leaves on to the bonnet of the car , and as she turned the key in the ignition she realised she was trembling . |