Example sentences of "[pron] sat at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat at the open window and looked out on to the purple dark . |
| 2 | The only sounds in the room were the scratching of his pen-nib as he made each entry , and the chink of coins as he counted them out of the cash box — and the heavy breathing of Marcus Judge , who sat at the other side of the desk , his eyes fixed upon his son . |
| 3 | They passed from her to Louis , who sat at the other end of the sofa reading Le Figaro . |
| 4 | Then she sat at the big table with only a pot of tea for herself while Frankie and his father cleared their plates in silence . |
| 5 | Then she sat at the roll-top desk with the magazine in front of her , took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook . |
| 6 | And then we sat at the far side of the Old Gate bridge and er an old lady came along and said , and she was counting them but she said , just look at that thing , she counted seven although , in actual fact , by then th these dra the seven drakes had stopped cha chasing the duck and they were all sitting down . |
| 7 | On the first-floor terrace they sat at the round table while Roman did the honours with gin and tonics . |
| 8 | They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones . |
| 9 | And it sat at the other side of the gate |