Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] sit [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was n't about to tell the Yank that he 'd also been duped , that he 'd sat on the information for nearly twenty-four hours .
2 Like most Chinese children unfortunate enough to grow up in the Sixties , Zeng 's education was severely disrupted by the Cultural Revolution , and he had to sit through the shouting matches and brain-washing sessions just as everyone else did .
3 But he avoided sitting on the sofa next to her although she 'd left space .
4 The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee .
5 It was the same husky voice that Pascoe had heard when he 'd sat in the empty house at the table laid for one .
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