Example sentences of "[was/were] sit [adv] in [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of them were sitting forward in their seats , as if bracing themselves for a collision . |
| 2 | She and Edward were sitting together in their Dorset drawing room , in their chairs on each side of the fireplace , where they always sat . |
| 3 | By the time he had finished ordering coffee , and , laying down the phone , was turning towards her , Lisa was sitting upright in her seat , her blue eyes alert and perfectly focused . |
| 4 | When she went out , Matthew , who was sitting quietly in his corner , whispered to Anne , ‘ Keep a little imagination , Anne , not too much , of course , just a little . ’ |
| 5 | I was sitting quietly in my office tidying up records when a duty nurse came in . |