Example sentences of "he [vb mod] sit [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Spot of bother ? ’ he enquired jauntily as Tweed indicated he should sit in the chair beside his desk . |
| 2 | He is wondering how long he must sit in the chair . |
| 3 | He 'll sit on the back of it and I ca n't get up ! |
| 4 | he 'll sit in the corner , you , you know , he 'll take the Mick out of you , you can guarantee it , I mean he 's |
| 5 | He angled his chair so that he could sit by the fire and watch her . |
| 6 | his beard and everything to a T. He 'd sit at the top of the table , have his stiff white serviette tucked into his waistcoat , and he 's lifted that carving knife and fork until — you sat there and you never said a word . |
| 7 | ‘ He used to sit in the garden and go to sleep or drink hundreds of cups of tea . |
| 8 | Her husband only had one leg , and he used to sit in the corner all the time and wave his stick at you if he thought you were pinching anything . |
| 9 | Their king is Aillen mac Midha , and in the past he would sit at the foot of the Palace ramparts , slender and blue-green , and with the chill faery blood of all the sidh in his veins . |
| 10 | He would sit at the head of the long table , the various amounts were packed in white paper with the name of the recipient on each . |
| 11 | At that point in his life , he would sit at the door of a club when he was playing and he would glare at the people who came in . |
| 12 | During the session Sir John May , the inquiry chairman , announced that he would sit at the inquiry with three lay assessors , and that the government had agreed to the granting of immunity from prosecution to witnesses . |
| 13 | When he came out , he thought , he would sit in the driver 's seat and allow himself a daydream . |
| 14 | Father used to do that , he would sit in the evening then and he had to scratch on this b it was a like a tin plate with a black sort of area to scratch |
| 15 | His intention was to water both horses and while they had their nose-bags of oats , he would sit in the shade with his allowance and a bottle of cold tea . |
| 16 | For hours he would sit by the window , and look out on the empty , Sunday street , as the church bells tolled dismally from different points in the town . |
| 17 | He was now under continuous oxygen and too weak to take solid foods , but he would sit by the fire in his wheelchair for two hours each day while his wife read , or played music , to him . |
| 18 | More likely , he will sit on the cash until a good chance turns up . |