Yes Roger, "shelf-sitter" is exactly what I'm getting at. From Wordnik.com. [More on the Love That Won't Shut Up] Reference
The sitter is Sue Tilley and she sat for Freud over a four year period. From Wordnik.com. [May 2008] Reference
The sitter is Mrs Kitty Godley, the first wife of the painter Lucian Freud. From Wordnik.com. [August 2006] Reference
A young man who wants a part time after school job and applies as a baby-sitter is viewed as suspect. From Wordnik.com. [Women’s History Month « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
If the sitter is good, then s/he gets more gigs, and because they're now in demand, their fees go up as well. From Wordnik.com. [Integrity] Reference
Greeted us when we missed the authentic "sitter". From Wordnik.com. [The Sunny Side] Reference
Yeah, you're going to want to call the sitter for this one. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Update: A season's worth of merriment] Reference
We would get a sitter, which is also exciting, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Meet your fellow Philocritics in person!] Reference
To disengage the personality of his sitter was his first idea. From Wordnik.com. [Promenades of an Impressionist] Reference
If your jeans cover your belly button, call a sitter and get to the store. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
It is thought the sitter was a Governess and the black edges to the letter suggest a death. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
You've written about what to pay the baby sitter; what if the sitter is a grandparent who is imposed upon to provide child care?. From Wordnik.com. [Work & Family Mailbox] Reference
“The sitter was the most important feature; the backdrop didn’t matter,” Wakeling explained. From Wordnik.com. [Photography Tips From Lewis Carroll | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Or maybe her baby sitter is the fortunate one. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-18] Reference
I’ll call the sitter and tell her I’ll be later than I planned.”. From Wordnik.com. [Couple Most Likely To]
Unless there is a '' sitter '' at the groups, we aren't able to leave for more than an hour. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He calls a sitter and we go to dinner. From Wordnik.com. [A Letter to my Aerobics Instructor] Reference
The sitter is a young girl with short hair. From Wordnik.com. [THE IDEA OF VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHS IN MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS] Reference
"sitter," and really liked his companionship, especially when she was tired. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
I walked home and paid the sitter with laundry quarters. From Wordnik.com. [The Failure Of Feminism] Reference
Meet the sitter in advance, and check their references. From Wordnik.com. [Tips for choosing a babysitter] Reference
Or, "Could you use a house/cat/plant sitter for a month?". From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: For Labor Day Weekend: Try a Moochcation] Reference
This wasn't the end-of-bed sitter or green toenails and eyes. From Wordnik.com. [When I Met Ian Curtis] Reference
If you have kids, you need to be able to afford a baby sitter. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Lines, Online: Mysteries of the Iowa Mosh Pit] Reference
My first sitter was the erstwhile manager of a cult punk band. From Wordnik.com. [THE GOOD ENOUGH MOTHER] Reference
Eventually, without the third leg, the sitter is bound to fall. From Wordnik.com. [David Coates: Immigration and the Problem of the Two-Legged Stool] Reference
Better schedule that pet or house sitter now before they fill up. From Wordnik.com. [How to get your home prepared for fall] Reference
"I don't usually bring her to premieres, but I didn't have a pet sitter.". From Wordnik.com. [Dog Day At 'Mao' Premiere] Reference
If you have a sitter that you like, offer to pay them to take the class. From Wordnik.com. [Tips for choosing a babysitter] Reference
And O'Connor interrupted her early career because she couldn't find a sitter. From Wordnik.com. [How Women Changed The High Court ... And Didn't] Reference
She uses blues and purples, colors that infuse the vitality and life into the sitter. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Bernays: Unfinished Self] Reference
There is no suggestion that the sitter was channelling Alexa Chung boyish festival chic. From Wordnik.com. [How to dress: Polka dots] Reference
When members need a sitter, they call the secretary, who scouts for an available member. From Wordnik.com. [Budget baby: How to save on a sitter] Reference
If you don't have a pet sitter, you might need to book a getaway for your fuzzy friend, too. From Wordnik.com. [PETS HOME, SWEET KENNEL] Reference
And when we come home from New Orleans the cat sitter has left baskets of eggs from his farm. From Wordnik.com. [Karen Dalton-Beninato: 5 Years Post Katrina: In Which I Move Back to the Prairie] Reference
"The joke of a self-portrait," he says, "is that the sitter knows more than the photographer.". From Wordnik.com. [From Museum To Coffee Table: 50 Years Of Avedon] Reference
This being considered, 18/19 with Bwin for the pole-sitter to win the race could be worth backing. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day] Reference
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