Example sentences of "sat for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothea sat for a moment longer , remembering Alida , her tears , her loss of all control . |
| 2 | Allen sat for a moment on the parapet , Marian saw him smile at her , then he slipped over the edge and the rope grew taut on the hook . |
| 3 | She sat for a moment in silence . |
| 4 | They sat for a moment in glum accord watching the evening thicken outside . |
| 5 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
| 6 | He sat for a moment longer , staring across the garden and then , still without speaking , he bent and kissed her . |
| 7 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 8 | Jenna pulled up in the small courtyard and sat for a moment looking at it . |
| 9 | It was a gabled Victorian house set behind a high red brick wall in the heart of the city and as Rachel drew on to the gravel forecourt she sat for a moment admiring the mass of copper beeches that surrounded the house . |
| 10 | Rachel sat for a moment as the wind playfully tossed a handful of leaves on to the bonnet of the car , and as she turned the key in the ignition she realised she was trembling . |