Example sentences of "[noun sg] and sit [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had gone , Jessamy wandered into the small bedroom and sat down on the bed , because her legs felt as if they just would n't hold her up any longer . |
| 2 | The dark-haired vibrancer moved back to the couch and sat down on the floor again . |
| 3 | Lee loosened his grip and sat back on the floor . |
| 4 | She tiptoed across the aisle and sat down beside the motionless figure . |
| 5 | Meredith closed the window and sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 6 | Moving very , very slowly , she wrapped her arms around her waist and sat down on the bench . |
| 7 | He glanced at Tock then climbed slowly up the steps to the basket and sat down on the little seat provided . |
| 8 | Mama wrapped the baby in a big blue flannel blanket and sat down in the kitchen armchair to nurse . |
| 9 | Donna hurried through into the kitchen and sat down at the wooden table , pulling the envelopes from her handbag . |
| 10 | She followed him into the kitchen and sat down in the chair offered to her . |
| 11 | She stubbed out her cigarette with an air of decision and sat down on the bed , leaning back against the plumped pillows . |
| 12 | Athelstan silently prayed for patience and sat down on the stool opposite Sir John . |
| 13 | Cinzia brought them both large measures of whisky and sat down astride the wicker chair in front of the writing desk , facing him over the ridged wooden back . |
| 14 | We went into my room and sat down on the floor together , and dried each other 's tears ; then I began to laugh a bit , ruefully , because I suddenly imagined how we must look , a hulking great coloured man and a girl sitting snivelling in front of a gas-fire mopping up the tears with dozens of paper hankies . |
| 15 | She escaped to her own room and sat down on the bed , huddling in her damp raincoat and picking at the stitches of the band on her arm . |
| 16 | She followed him into the other room and sat down on the sofa to pour out while Penry put a match to the kindling in the stove . |
| 17 | . Daryl was utterly taken about , what in the wide world did Sally mean , she watched the girl go out of the room and sat down on the form completely bewildered . |
| 18 | He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table . |
| 19 | Taking a deep breath , he walked slowly across the room and sat down in the easy chair directly facing his mother . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He hopped out of the water and sat down on the bank next to Anabelle . |
| 22 | We walked out on to the large veranda and sat down with the lagoon spread out below and in front of us . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Ruth fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony of the apartment to drink it . |
| 25 | He took a sip of his own drink and sat down in the leather chair closest to the fireplace , looking into the authentic fake gas flames as he sipped his drink . |
| 26 | ‘ And unless you 're one of Charity LeVille 's nubile masseuses over from Gros Islet … ’ he 'd reached the bed , and to her horror slung his jacket over a nearby chair and sat down on the edge of the bed , far too close for comfort , continuing in the same bland tone , ‘ … which from the pious clutching of bedclothes I somehow doubt , maybe you 'd like to explain exactly who you are ? ’ |
| 27 | Dexter dragged over a chair and sat down at the desk . |
| 28 | He found an old , broken chair and sat down at the piano . |
| 29 | Lee got up and picked up a piece of cross-stitch tapestry from the top of an old record-player and sat down in the rocking-chair , her back to the two young people . |
| 30 | his voice altering in pitch , Ajayi took a deep breath and sat back on the stool . |