Example sentences of "[conj] sat down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tiptoed across the aisle and sat down beside the motionless figure . |
| 2 | We walked out on to the large veranda and sat down with the lagoon spread out below and in front of us . |
| 3 | The lady smiled and sat down opposite the Wisharts , she carefully placed the wicker basket on the seat next to her , then folded her arms and composed herself in relaxation . |
| 4 | The burly bruiser got up , carried his toddy over and sat down opposite the bearded man , who listened to him muttering , then gave him a silver coin . |
| 5 | They collected steaming mugs of frothy coffee and sat down opposite the gleaming silver water boiler . |
| 6 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 7 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 8 | The writer of the Book of Hebrews links the joy and suffering of Christ by saying : ‘ Let us fix our eyes on Jesus , the author and perfecter of our faith , who for the joy set before him endured the cross , scorning its shame , and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God . ’ |
| 9 | She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Donna hurried through into the kitchen and sat down at the wooden table , pulling the envelopes from her handbag . |
| 14 | Dexter dragged over a chair and sat down at the desk . |
| 15 | He found an old , broken chair and sat down at the piano . |
| 16 | He walked on to the stage and sat down at the big piano . |
| 17 | She made a cup of tea , and sat down at the table in her tiny kitchen to drink it . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Then he put more wood on the fire and sat down at the table again with his books . |
| 20 | She took a couple of cookery books from a shelf in the kitchen , and sat down at the dining-table to look through them . |
| 21 | After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee . |
| 22 | After much genuine persuasion , Shelley thanked them and sat down at the table . |
| 23 | At Peking we were met by quite a delegation of people , and sat down at the airport for some formal introductions and speeches . |
| 24 | Ari nodded and sat down on the cushions . |
| 25 | Elisabeth was hot ; she took off her raincoat , set down the knapsack containing her lunch and some books and sat down on the bench opposite a thicket of hazel , through which a path had been cut . |
| 26 | He glanced at Tock then climbed slowly up the steps to the basket and sat down on the little seat provided . |
| 27 | Then he moved from the centre of the room towards Franca , who moved quickly aside , and sat down on the chair which she had vacated , and leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes . |
| 28 | At another whistle the Friar stopped and sat down on the stump of a tree . |
| 29 | I put the puppy inside , closing the doors , and sat down on the roof . |
| 30 | Lee had suddenly stopped in the middle of washing up a pottery casserole dish , quietly placed it on the draining-board and sat down on the kitchen floor . |