Sentence examples for sat back for from inspiring English sources

He sat back for a moment and looked to see whether his aides agreed with him.

I've observed before that Turnbull sat back for eight weeks waiting for the the voters to elect him.

In the end, Rangers fans sat back for years and barely raised a word of complaint as their club was abused and misused.

Ruth and I sat back for the better part of two hours, cossies hanging in the wind, as we watched the limestone cliffs around us turn scarlet and gold with the setting sun, just as an enormous moon climbed above the towering Livistona palms.

Last night, in the BBC's Edinburgh Festival Potterrow tent, a nervous Crook sat back for the first time and watched episode one of his creation in front of members of the public.

I sat back for the first time that week and breathed.

They are camera-happy and quite unwilling to sit back for years waiting for seniority.

"Jeff took me out and let me sit back for awhile.

I am fairly confident and sit back for a short, self-satisfied rest.

Chelsea, not surprisingly, decide to sit back for a few minutes and soak up the pressure.

If we sit back for 90 minutes, sooner or later they'll punish us," the coach said.