Example sentences of "i sat down [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 After walking round the dining-room with my memories I sat down at the stone table .
2 I sat down at the end of one of the tables and looked around me .
3 I sat down at the keyboard blowing my mind with Puccini .
4 I sat down at the little table , as well I might .
5 I sat down at the kitchen table to watch Mrs Clamp work .
6 I enquired , as I sat down on the floor beside him .
7 I sat down on the straw and looked around .
8 I sat down on the bench and leaned back against the wall .
9 I sat down on the wooden bed .
10 The back was broken and there was only one plank left to sit on , but I sat down on the peeling green paint .
11 I sat down on the sea shore , placing a large black pebble beside me … [ whilst pretending that ] by touching the pebble [ I could ] wipe out … all … life on earth … so that [ it ] had never existed .
12 I sat down on the sand , in the darkness cast by a large boulder .
13 And then I sat down on the bed and opened it .
14 I sat down on the only patch of turf
15 Greetings said , I sat down on the chair she proffered and explained the purpose of my visit .
16 I sat down on the sofa next to her and patted her hand .
17 I sat down on the edge of the table .
18 I sat down on the cases of beer and Patterson perched on the edge of an armchair .
19 I went into a toilet and there was none and I sat down on the toilet , looked up , they were all above the door , five of them !
20 I sat down with the Financial Times and tried to count how many people were actually smoking underneath no-smoking signs .
21 I sat down near the representative from Belgium .
22 I sat down near the fire and looked around me .
23 I sat down by the table and lifted the pot .
24 Then I sat down by the letter table .
25 I sat down by the side of Blyth , careful not to let my shadow cross his face .
26 Thanking him for giving me a lift , I sat down in the passenger seat and waited for Chapman to get moving .
27 A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind .
28 So I sat down in the warm , and ate the man 's breakfast .
29 I sat down in the long grass , puzzled to understand my weakness .
30 I sat down in the seat right by the door and , in between Seaforth and Litherland and Bootle New Strand , the doors suddenly opened and then closed while the train was moving .
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