Example sentences of "sitting [adv] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Edward , sitting down heavily on the locker , said that he wanted to explain .
2 She sighed , sitting down stiffly on the chair by the wall .
3 Sitting down opposite without a word he picked up the glass and emptied the contents down his throat .
4 Just sitting down together as a family to draft an agreement can encourage analysis and co-operation .
5 Well I wonder Lynne if it would look odd because you know the position of the greenhouse just now I mean is it a lean-to , or is it sitting out there in the lawn , where is it ?
6 And nobody Even the church I mean I know the church ca n't agree on anything at the moment , we 're sitting here just down the road of course , the general synod of the church of whatsit and the archbishop of thingummybob is sitting there over their muesli and cornflakes I should imagine at the moment , or a late brunch , erm n not saying anything .
7 They drive on the wrong side of the road for some considerable distance which actually amazes me , I 'm sitting there lawfully in the queue and someone comes whizzing by on the right er without any sight of the traffic coming the other way , er interestingly we did have the police er have had the police up there monitoring the situation .
8 One of the problems is that the rider , perched up there , is sitting almost directly over the centre of gravity of the thing , and there is little room to manoeuvre .
9 It was a bit like sitting very quietly in a forest and waiting for a rare and timid wild animal to come out .
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