Example sentences of "sitting [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abigail lay on her side , well tucked in , the teddy bear she was too young for sitting in the corner by her feet . |
| 2 | As she walked into the Percy Bar the sight of her youngest son sitting in the corner raised Constance 's spirits . |
| 3 | But equally there 's no point sitting in the corner with a handkerchief stuffed in your mouth . |
| 4 | I attended the medical centre for my test and stood in my underpants for an hour in a shiny-clean waiting room with yellow walls and a kitten sitting in the corner . |
| 5 | A tall dark man , sitting in the corner , watched Mr Bumble while he drank . |
| 6 | It had been half sitting in the corner , now it seemed to crouch , as if ready to spring forward . |
| 7 | When he got back into the kitchen the cat , finally courageous in its search for food , was sitting in the corner . |
| 8 | I could n't see the woman sitting in the corner of the window-seat . |
| 9 | One of the rats is just sitting in the corner and I wonder if maybe it 's smart enough to be depressed . |
| 10 | In the office , after lunch , they started again , Ilse sitting in the corner taking notes . |
| 11 | Can I say also a particular thank you to the unsung heroes sitting in the corner here . |
| 12 | So I decided to take them outside for a breath of fresh air , ’ she added , turning her worried blue eyes in mute appeal to the uniformed policewoman sitting in the corner of the room . |
| 13 | A man goes in the pub , there 's a bear sitting in the corner . |
| 14 | He is sitting on the corner of the big table in the kitchen , nodding his head and nibbling a dry biscuit , as Shirley Esplin , the flautist , explains about her work to him . |
| 15 | alcove and there was one in the one far corner and sitting on the corner together , they were holding hands going every so often he hears . |
| 16 | Erm my mother , we were a little bit better off than they were and er I remember going to a child with my mother , to see what would be my aunt you see and uncle , and the only time I ever remember seeing my aunt with eleven children was sitting at the corner of a table with a sort of a coarse apron on and just sitting there and I never saw her doing anything . |
| 17 | ( They 're sitting at the corner of a teashop table , say . ) |
| 18 | When she went to the dining-room she was disappointed to find only Matt sitting at the corner table , while of Silas there was no sign . |