Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 2 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 3 | I sat there for a while . |
| 4 | I sat there for an hour stuffing my stomach and telling him exactly what had happened . |
| 5 | I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee . |
| 6 | When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’ |
| 10 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 11 | They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions . |
| 12 | They sat quietly for a while . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He sat silently for a minute and then he got up and walked out . |
| 15 | He sat quietly for a while , staring into space , and then abruptly shut the album and stood up . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |