Example sentences of "[conj] he sat down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each night he would be more red-eyed , hardly able to drag his feet with tiredness , his face caked white with lime , lime in his eyes and ears and nostrils , his throat dry , lime thick through his hair and clothes and when he sat down to the table he felt as if he were eating lime . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't know you were home , ’ said Terry , as he sat down on the adjacent bed . |
| 3 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 4 | Dr Neil swallowed again as he sat down on the bed , not too near , not too far away . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes — yes , of course , ’ she murmured , taking a quick , nervous sip of coffee as he sat down on the bed beside her . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Bob 's got his girl-friend staying with him , ’ he said to Jannie , still grinning , as he sat down at the kitchen table and sipped absently at the cup of coffee which had appeared there . |
| 8 | ‘ What 's this queer stuff ? ’ he would say , as he sat down at the table ; then : ‘ Hmm . |
| 9 | ‘ I never expected to see you — or anyone else — up here this morning , ’ Seb admitted honestly as he sat down at the kitchen table . |