Example sentences of "sat [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the kitchen landing , the dog sat staunchly at the top of the stairs , blocking her way with its back to her , apparently sunk in thought . |
| 2 | Alice sat on at the end of the table , in the quiet kitchen . |
| 3 | The parents of the nine missing children sat together at the front . |
| 4 | The Gnomes of Gallan sat together at the far end of the table . |
| 5 | The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict . |
| 6 | Philip sat down at the table . |
| 7 | His Dad sat down at the kitchen table with the paper . |
| 8 | After walking round the dining-room with my memories I sat down at the stone table . |
| 9 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 10 | He fumbled with the microphone while the girl sat down at the rear , the bag in her lap . |
| 11 | He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw . |
| 12 | He sat down at the desk and dialled Stuart Baxter 's private number . |
| 13 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
| 14 | They sat down at the table . |
| 15 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 16 | The writer of the Book of Hebrews links the joy and suffering of Christ by saying : ‘ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus , the author and perfecter of our faith , who for the joy set before him endured the cross , scorning its shame , and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God . ’ |
| 17 | He returned to his room , sat down at the small table and wrote a letter : |
| 18 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 19 | I sat down at the end of one of the tables and looked around me . |
| 20 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 21 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 22 | She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her . |
| 23 | He began to walk towards the Monument in the glare of the headlights , then he sat down at the stone table and beckoned . |
| 24 | Mitch sat down at the small round table in the corner . |
| 25 | Nancy , noticing how scared he was , sat down at the side of the trench and took the cigarette out of her mouth . |
| 26 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 27 | After he had fed him he wiped his boots dry with an old rag , put the kettle on and sat down at the table with pencil and paper . |
| 28 | He sat down at the old table by the window and put a new sheet of paper into the typewriter . |
| 29 | But he said nothing , just sat down at the table , a pale-faced , freckled child , his school tie knotted to one side , and catching part of his collar . |
| 30 | She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick . |