Example sentences of "[pron] sat back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After he had gone , I sat back at the pub table . |
| 2 | I sat back on the bed , trying to decide if I would not confront the Frankenstein household openly . |
| 3 | I sat back in the sand and looked quickly round the area . |
| 4 | She sat back on the couch . |
| 5 | She sat back on the settee until she heard Kate 's key in the lock . |
| 6 | She sat back on the sofa and motioned him beside her . |
| 7 | She sat back on the bed , looking around her thoughtfully . |
| 8 | When the old lady was helped into a newly made-up and just warmed bed , with clean sheets and blankets , and a coverlet of soft down unearthed from a trunk in the attics and hung outside to air , she sat back against the bank of lace-edged pillows and burst into a paroxysm of dry sobs . |
| 9 | There was no arguing with him , and it was very pleasant to have someone caring , so she sat back in the seat without further protest . |
| 10 | She sat back in the sun and closed her eyes . |
| 11 | ‘ You promise ? ’ mother said , a slight stitching of her brows as she sat back in the ladder-backed seat the only indication that she might not entirely believe me . |
| 12 | She sat back in the white plastic chair , fanning herself with her napkin . |
| 13 | Her pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal ; she sat back in the creaking wooden chair in a deliberate effort to appear relaxed , and returned his smile . |
| 14 | ’ She sat back in the driving seat , a neat , competent figure in a deep green spring suit as modest and suave as her own creamy countenance . |
| 15 | She sat back in the large , embracing armchair and took another mouthful of the splendid Spanish omelette . |
| 16 | She sat back in the seat as she racked her brain before coming to just one conclusion : Harry Martin . |
| 17 | He sat back in the armchair and watched the smoke drifting upwards from his pipe towards the gas lamp . |
| 18 | He sat back in the bed , pulling the sheets up around him . |
| 19 | He sat back in the chair . |
| 20 | He sat back in the taxi as it drove away . |
| 21 | He sat back in the wicker chair , and their eyes joined . |
| 22 | He sat back in the leather office chair and tapped his fingernails . |
| 23 | He sat back in the motor vehicle as the Doctor noticeably increased the speed of the journey . |
| 24 | ‘ Rachel Flint , ’ Damian murmured , eyes narrowed as he sat back in the white limousine , watching her . |
| 25 | He sat back from the microscope for a moment , then looked again . |