Example sentences of "she sit down [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Then she sat down heavily on the sofa .
2 She was walking now with a stick and as she sat down heavily at the table she seemed depressed .
3 She sat down again at the table and worked on steadily .
4 Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night .
5 She sat down quickly on the couch and hugged herself to keep from shaking .
6 A lump came to her throat and she sat down suddenly on the safest-looking chair she could find .
7 Bathsheba 's feelings were almost too much for her to control , and she sat down suddenly in the grass .
8 She sat down gingerly on the edge of a nearby armchair , took a mouthful of vodka and pulled herself together .
9 She sat down abruptly in the nearest chair .
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