She sat composedly, her hands clasped in the lap of her tweed skirt, and listened to the man as he talked.

Ghanima sat composedly on a green floater chair in her own quarters, a large room with rough tan walls to simulate sietch rock.

He took a good sip and sat composedly, holding the saucer in his left hand.

She darted a look at Celine, sitting composedly eating her lunch.

He shook the old man's hand and went to Deborah, sitting composedly in a chair, her hands tidily in her lap.

Though the nightmares still haunted his drugged sleep, he became able to sit composedly while awake, to feed and care for himself.

Rather than sitting composedly in chairs, listeners lie on the floor, or maybe dance.

She handed out cups, sugar and biscuits and sat composedly, seething inwardly.

Hannah sat composedly, accepted her drink and took her part in the casual talk which followed.

She sat composedly while they talked, remembering to apologise briefly for not speaking their own language.