Example sentences of "sit [adv] and [verb] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To have to sit there and take his abuse was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer 's chair . |
| 2 | ‘ Let me put it another way , boys , ’ their father said , sitting back and wiping his mouth on his hand . |
| 3 | ‘ Rory , ’ Kenneth said , sitting forward and lowering his voice to conspiratorial levels , ‘ the last secret I remember you telling me was that it was you who set fire to that barn on the Urvill 's estate . ’ |
| 4 | When he got there he sat down and rubbed his brow . |
| 5 | He sat down and wiped his brow . |
| 6 | He sat down and prodded his breakfast . |
| 7 | Athelstan sat down and shook his head . |
| 8 | Where he now sat down and nursed his hangover . |
| 9 | He lit one himself , sat down and swivelled his chair to face her . |
| 10 | Morse sat down and rested his forehead on his right hand . |
| 11 | ‘ Great news , ’ Lambert sat down and rested his head in his hands . |
| 12 | He sat down and put his head in his hands . |
| 13 | Halfway down the steps , Robert sat down and put his head in his hands . |
| 14 | ‘ Did I say that ? ’ he said , and sat up and combed his hair . |
| 15 | Don sat up and sipped his coffee . |
| 16 | William sat back and finished his drink with apparent satisfaction . |
| 17 | A short time later he sat back and expressed his appreciation . |
| 18 | He sat back and drained his jug of ale . |
| 19 | He sat there and held his head in his hands . |
| 20 | He sat forward and placed his hand on the pad , his palm still tingling from the effects of the shock . |