Example sentences of "[pers pn] sit for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sits for a while beside them , her arm laid alongside the nightlight on the table ; the shoe of the Old Woman , with a pink bulb inside , lifts the shadows in a comforting way . |
| 2 | She sits for a moment on the arm of the chair , and rests her hand on my neck . |
| 3 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
| 4 | She sat for a moment in silence . |
| 5 | We sat for a while in the sitting-room over coffee . |
| 6 | We sat for a while by the cairn in the hot sun looking out before us , the only noise being the sound of the beck behind us falling over boulders and down towards Brackens Gill and the Dee . |
| 7 | They sat for a while in thoughtful silence while the shower passed from the surface of the lake and the light hiss of the rain ceased . |
| 8 | They sat for a minute in silence as if what had passed between them needed to be assimilated in peace . |
| 9 | They sat for a moment in glum accord watching the evening thicken outside . |
| 10 | Then he sat for a while on the aisle stand which was a box covering the auto-pilot , where he was able to look out through the nose . |
| 11 | He sat for a while without speaking , apparently debating how many of his thoughts to share . |