Example sentences of "[conj] sat [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went out , cut more branches , threw the dying ones away , and sat on through the afternoon , thinking . |
| 2 | He let his hand wander a little , and got it petulantly pushed away as she heaved herself out of the clutches of the chesterfield 's upholstery , and sat up on the edge of it . |
| 3 | He stopped work , and sat back on the edge of the lawn . |
| 4 | Gregson hung up and sat back on the bed , cradling a glass of whisky in his hand which he 'd poured himself from the room 's mini-bar . |
| 5 | his voice altering in pitch , Ajayi took a deep breath and sat back on the stool . |
| 6 | Lee loosened his grip and sat back on the floor . |
| 7 | Midway through Friday afternoon , the early-shift newsreader watched the red transmission light die on her last bulletin of the day and sat back from the microphone with a sigh of relief . |
| 8 | She felt very conscious of his presence , and it was with relief that she completed her task and sat back in the chair . |
| 9 | Thiercelin nodded and sat back amongst the upholstery . |
| 10 | We walked out on to the large veranda and sat down with the lagoon spread out below and in front of us . |
| 11 | She took a couple of cookery books from a shelf in the kitchen , and sat down at the dining-table to look through them . |
| 12 | She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her . |
| 13 | After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee . |
| 14 | Dexter dragged over a chair and sat down at the desk . |
| 15 | At Peking we were met by quite a delegation of people , and sat down at the airport for some formal introductions and speeches . |
| 16 | He then marched up the hall , climbed on to the dais and sat down at the head of the table there , snapping his fingers for Athelstan to join him . |
| 17 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 18 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 19 | After he had fed him he wiped his boots dry with an old rag , put the kettle on and sat down at the table with pencil and paper . |
| 20 | He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table . |
| 21 | He stood glowering at her dangerously ; then abruptly shoved the cup on to the windowsill , among some geraniums that stood there in pots , and sat down at the table . |
| 22 | She made a cup of tea , and sat down at the table in her tiny kitchen to drink it . |
| 23 | Then he put more wood on the fire and sat down at the table again with his books . |
| 24 | After much genuine persuasion , Shelley thanked them and sat down at the table . |
| 25 | He found an old , broken chair and sat down at the piano . |
| 26 | He turned the fire off and sat down on the settee , looking at the woman all the while . |
| 27 | These simple precautions observed , Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot , smiling with relief . |
| 28 | He came in carrying a bunch of black grapes , and sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 29 | Meredith closed the window and sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 30 | He flicked two inches of ash on the floor and sat down on the edge of the bed I had just vacated . |