Example sentences of "sat [prep] [adj] other " in BNC.

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1 But it was to burn again in the candlelit drawing-room where the two sisters sat opposite each other after supper in a warm red glow of port , firelight and reflections from the red velvet curtains drawn against night air .
2 Barry and Helen sat opposite each other .
3 Christina and Elaine sat opposite each other across the circular marble-topped table .
4 They sat opposite each other in the little Covent Garden restaurant they used to patronize two years ago .
5 I remember that we sat opposite each other — the arrangement I most preferred — so that I could observe evéry modification of his countenance ; and I have to say that never in all our acquaintance had I witnessed such patience and sheer kindness .
6 I followed with the tray , placed it on a small coffee table by the fire and we sat opposite each other in wingback chairs .
7 But then , as they sat opposite each other in a crowded Darlington bar , Sue suddenly realised that she was about to lose the man she loved .
8 The only time they spoke was to quarrel , and in the dressing room and round the dining-room at the Benson 's Theatre Home from Home they rarely sat beside each other .
9 Rosie whispered ‘ scopare ’ to her as they sat beside each other at a concert in a dark and chilly palace behind the square .
10 She and Sting were still on good terms — they actually sat beside each other throughout the court case , exchanging pleasantries .
11 Morse thought it must be the splendid grandfather clock he 'd seen somewhere that he heard chiming the three-quarters ( 10.45 a.m. ) as he and Lewis sat beside each other in a deep settee in the Lancaster Room .
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