Example sentences of "sat [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 2 | When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory . |
| 3 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ Joanna was in a state of pure terror and , although she sat down for a while , she most certainly did not sleep . ’ |
| 4 | It was in the third week after Minch had gone that he had first noticed that one of the Men , older than the Keeper , regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path by the Cages , and sat down for a while . |
| 5 | Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’ |
| 6 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 7 | The 50-year-old child killer suffered a black eye , bruises and minor cuts as she sat down for a meal at Cookham Wood jail in Kent . |
| 8 | They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions . |
| 9 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 10 | Mr Hatton sat down for a moment and dropped his head briefly into his hands . |
| 11 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |
| 12 | No-one could be spared to get fresh cots , so these men from farthest Arran and the Rhondda Valley sat up for the rest of the night with a brown baby under each arm . |
| 13 | He of course was the man of the match on th Saturday , he sat here for the interview clutching the bottle of champagne that the club patrons had awarded to him for his performance . |
| 14 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 15 | But anyway , this was the first we have such a conference every five years , but over a thousand of us sat around for a week and talked about evolution , and there was one rather curious fact about Vancouver , or the media of Vancouver , during that week . |
| 16 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 17 | Preston sat there for a while stroking her and then , when he was sure that she was sleeping soundly , he crossed over to the window and lifted a corner of the curtain and peered cautiously out into the street . |
| 18 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 19 | I sat there for a while . |
| 20 | ‘ He sent him back to the pub ; he sat there for a while , and when he came back he 'd got the front shoes on . |
| 21 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 22 | Mildred leapt to the floor and sat there for a moment , reflecting how nice it was to be able to jump such an amazing distance without getting hurt . |
| 23 | Donna slid behind the wheel of the Volvo and sat there for a moment , looking back at the ruins . |
| 24 | I sat there for an hour stuffing my stomach and telling him exactly what had happened . |
| 25 | He sat silently for a minute and then he got up and walked out . |
| 26 | The Prince sat silently for a moment looking at Owen . |
| 27 | I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee . |
| 28 | They sat quietly for a while . |
| 29 | He sat quietly for a while , staring into space , and then abruptly shut the album and stood up . |
| 30 | They sat quietly for a while , then Ian said , ‘ Joanna was terribly worried about her work , but I think I 've managed to reassure her . |