Example sentences of "he [adv] sat [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He merely sat on the only chair in my room , shook his head and told me to sleep , and that it would be best if we shared the same chamber that night . |
| 2 | A typical example — and there are many of these — was when he patiently sat through a high level Air Ministry conference listening to the Mosquito being castigated for its poor night flying qualities ( because of the glare from the exhausts ) , and Boscombe Down recommended that it should never be flown at night , the chairman , as an afterthought , suggested Bennett contribute his views : " I wish someone hid told me about all these faults ' , he replied , " because I have been flying the Masse on OBOE night trials with excellent results " . |
| 3 | One and a half hours later , as he still sat on a high stool at the bar , he looked down and saw the fingers of a beautifully manicured hand against his left arm , and felt the ghost of a touch of the softest breast against his shoulder . |
| 4 | He usually sat with the prompt book , next to Miss Thorne . |
| 5 | A catering student in Seaham had to be taken to hospital after he accidentally sat on a new knife . |