Example sentences of "sit silent for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she had finished and was stirring a saccharine tablet into her coffee , he sat silent for a while , his little eyes half closed , his pursed lips showing that he was thinking hard . |
| 2 | He sat silent for a long moment , recollecting how the past few years had dealt with Donata Blount and her family . |
| 3 | He sat silent for a moment , glancing with a look of displeasure at the cars jamming them in on either side . |
| 4 | She sat silent for a while , making a decision . |
| 5 | Maeve sat silent for a while . |
| 6 | He sat silent for a long moment , considering her soberly from beneath knitted brows . |
| 7 | He sat silent for a moment , thinking . |