Example sentences of "he [vb mod] sit at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
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