Example sentences of "sat there [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Perhaps this is , this is something we could we could , we could use to talk about in some revision seminar at the beginning of next term cos we , we , we 've sort of got up to nineteen fifty two erm maybe it would be helpful if , if sort of you know we just sat there over the vacation and then come back and sort of have look |
| 2 | Sat there through the night , closing my eyes at times , then opening them slowly and allowing the glass to impose itself . |
| 3 | Pike just sat there with a toupee and tears all over his face , and we sat there staring at him . |
| 4 | They sat there with the door open to let the temperature drop before driving off . |
| 5 | You and the bloody telly , he sat there with the ashtray in his hand and all bloody ash is falling out the bottom ! |
| 6 | ‘ I have brought you a brandy , ’ he added when she just sat there with the towel completely over her head . |
| 7 | Oh yeah it was lovely , the only trouble was we had pigs outside the fucking window and we sat there with the bacon |
| 8 | As we sat there at the wedding-feast I held to the pedestrian belief that the rustling jetsam at my feet was merely the accumulation of champagne foil . |
| 9 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 12 | I sat there for a while . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Donna slid behind the wheel of the Volvo and sat there for a moment , looking back at the ruins . |
| 17 | I sat there for an hour stuffing my stomach and telling him exactly what had happened . |
| 18 | His garments were of the forest and he seemed a part of it as he sat there on a tree-stump , small , compact , a broken shape of browns , fawns , russets and greens . |
| 19 | Still she sat there on the floor , sunk on her heels . |
| 20 | just sat there on the sofa ! |
| 21 | If the stream was symbolic so was the man who sat there on the end of the log . |
| 22 | Men who had been unsuccessful in the search for a day 's work drifted into the dining rooms to pass the time away and many sat there on the bench seats , grateful for the warmth and a friendly chat . |
| 23 | Well I , I remember once going into er a British restaurant because it was my birthday and there was trifle on the menu and trifle was some sort of weird jelly thing that was thi instead of sponge it was stale bread and I think it was sort of stewed apple and mock cream but the fact that it it was my birthday and it was trifle you know I just sort of sat there like a queen but I think I 'm sure that it tasted quite revolting . |
| 24 | Do n't just go into these meetings and sat there like a dumbbell . |
| 25 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 26 | I sat there in the darkness for a moment and then the grill slid open . |
| 27 | We put a bench across the loo and the bidet and sat there in the bathroom , on kitchen stools , putting clocks together ! |
| 28 | So we sat there in the silence as if we knew each other well and had no need merely to talk ; and as a matter of fact it seemed in a way to suit the stillness of the day . |
| 29 | As I sat there in the dark , the ship moving gently in the water , I almost fell asleep . |
| 30 | I sat there in the dark , waiting for her to return . |