Example sentences of "[coord] sat at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Not only the members of the small governing class but every squire , tradesman and farmer who could afford to modernize or rebuild his house , even the parson , deputy of Christ , lived behind a façade which was conceived in the terms of a Classical Order , entered his home through a doorway deriving from the portico of a pagan shrine and sat at a hearth which resembled a miniature triumphal arch or an altar to the Lares . ’
2 And so I decided to patronise the famous Café de la Paix ; but having little money and no head for alcohol , limited myself to ordering Perrier before lunch , and sat at a table on the pavement , watching the world go by .
3 The two women walked into the busy beach bar , ordered drinks , and sat at a table overlooking the sea .
4 She filled her plate and sat at a table by a window .
5 ‘ Colder than this , ’ Schellenberg told him as they moved out through French windows and sat at a table on the pleasant terrace .
6 Greg went out on the course with Laura about 11 PM and sat at the bleachers on the 18th with a bottle of champagne while he went over his round again .
7 Half an hour later , he went into the Lights of Lisbon and sat at the bar .
8 She spooned four heaped spoonfuls of sugar into it and some condensed milk and sat at the kitchen table .
9 A woman walked in and sat at the middle of the counter — Maxim had chosen the furthest end .
10 Alice made coffee , set around the mugs , and sat at the head of the table .
11 Athelstan went into the nave and sat at the base of a pillar , legs crossed , whilst he stared up at the high altar behind the rood screen .
12 We followed him outside and sat at the tin table under the tree .
13 ‘ I went to Co Tyrone , my mother 's county , with the cup all day and then came home and sat at the fire with my wife and talked about the hotel and what had gone on that day . ’
14 Then he got pen and writing pad and sat at the table .
15 John slowly rose and sat at the table where he was soon joined by the two women .
16 Hari made tea and sat at the table , her hands curled around the warmth of the cup .
17 She took her early morning tea to the garden , and sat at the table to drink it .
18 Benjamin covered the woman 's face with a cloth and sat at the table .
19 Katy sighed and sat at the table beside him .
20 I sat by the fire and read the file twice , then I went back into the kitchen , made myself some more tea and a chicken sandwich and sat at the table , eating the sandwich and thinking about things .
21 He went and got his overcoat and put it on over his pyjamas and sat at the table smoking a cigarette .
22 William got in first , and sat at the front .
23 MacDiarmid waved him forward with a commanding sweep of his arm and he came and sat at the end of the table .
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