He sat patiently, asking a question now and then, building up the background to the case.

Still, they sat patiently in the heat of the afternoon, hoping someone would give them some.

He sat patiently, watching the dark horizon for another three minutes.

His wife sat patiently at the side of the stage.

He is not the type to sit patiently and wait.

Bob was patiently sitting beside me, waiting for his share.

He'd wanted a wife who would sit patiently at home while he took care of business.

Mike sat patiently for five minutes, then ten more, and finally another hour.

"I'm not the sort of person to sit patiently by waiting for a sound check," he said.

But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train, in an hour's time.