Example sentences of "sat [coord] [vb past] at the " in BNC.

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1 He stuck the candle upright in a socket then sat and gazed at the flame , letting it mesmerize him into memory .
2 In dark glasses , white dress , gold chain , she sat and looked at the sky .
3 They sat and looked at the wonderful façade of the cathedral and watched people walking by , and Maggie was glad to stay in the light .
4 He sat and stared at the desk in front of him , the creamy whorls in the wood , the tanned grain .
5 She sat and stared at the view , while he opened the trunk and lifted out the sheet , complete with its light-brown rose of blood .
6 I sat and stared at the paper in front of me and tried to blank out the present and get back into my story — forward , that is , into my invented future , and out of the world of queries and vague apprehensions .
7 Alexandra sat and stared at the paper in silence .
8 There had been a week when she 'd paced the studio humming or sat and gawped at the tapestry she 'd created .
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