Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat there for a while . |
| 2 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 3 | I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee . |
| 4 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 5 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 6 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 7 | 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 … |
| 8 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They sat quietly for a while . |
| 11 | They sat quietly for a while , then Ian said , ‘ Joanna was terribly worried about her work , but I think I 've managed to reassure her . |
| 12 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 13 | He sat silently for a minute and then he got up and walked out . |
| 14 | He sat quietly for a while , staring into space , and then abruptly shut the album and stood up . |
| 15 | He sat there for a few minutes . |
| 16 | He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke . |
| 17 | ‘ He sent him back to the pub ; he sat there for a while , and when he came back he 'd got the front shoes on . |