Example sentences of "[pers pn] sit and [verb] at the " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I sat and stared at the paper in front of me and tried to blank out the present and get back into my story — forward , that is , into my invented future , and out of the world of queries and vague apprehensions .
2 In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky .
3 She sat and stared at the view , while he opened the trunk and lifted out the sheet , complete with its light-brown rose of blood .
4 They sat and looked at the wonderful façade of the cathedral and watched people walking by , and Maggie was glad to stay in the light .
5 He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain .
  Next page