Example sentences of "she sat for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat for a while , becoming quieter , breathing deeply , ceasing to tremble . |
| 2 | She sat for a while , checking an anguish which made her want to sob . |
| 3 | She sat for a while , the inevitable cigarette burning out in the ashtray . |
| 4 | She sat for a moment in silence . |
| 5 | She sat for a moment on the narrow window ledge , scanning the shadows in case shapes , creatures , sentinels should materialise . |
| 6 | 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 . |