Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv] and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Arnold lauded the Reference team as much as he did his favourite orchestra , who sat down and played his works without any rehearsals or having read the music . |
| 2 | He sat forward and placed his hand on the pad , his palm still tingling from the effects of the shock . |
| 3 | What seemed a daunting quantity of hard male muscle clenched into action as he sat up and swung his long legs to the ground . |
| 4 | For four days he seemed barely alive , but on the fifth he sat up and opened his eyes , ‘ seeing a vast procession with people singing and making all kinds of commotion ’ . |
| 5 | He sat there and held his head in his hands . |
| 6 | He looked up from the document he was reading and his eyes lingered on her body before he sat back and raised his eyebrows quizzically , waiting for her to speak . |
| 7 | A short time later he sat back and expressed his appreciation . |
| 8 | He sat back and folded his arms , giving me the impression that he was now ready to get down to some serious talking . |
| 9 | Then he sat back and closed his eyes . |
| 10 | He sat back and drained his jug of ale . |
| 11 | He sat back and massaged his temples , his eyes closed . |
| 12 | He sat down and wiped his brow . |
| 13 | When he got there he sat down and rubbed his brow . |
| 14 | He sat down and beamed his good eye at the shine on his toecap . |
| 15 | He sat down and prodded his breakfast . |
| 16 | He sat down and closed his eyes . |
| 17 | Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front . |
| 18 | He sat down and put his head in his hands . |