Example sentences of "he sit [adv prt] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They danced two dances together — or , rather , one and a half , for in the middle of the second , a waltz , he complained of feeling hot and giddy and she took him to sit out at the side . |
| 2 | " Andrew is a very complex character as a man , but when he 's composing , he 's just like anybody else — he sits down at the piano looking for the tune , " explains Black . |
| 3 | if you like the germ of the idea of the poem is alive in his mind because he sits down at the page thinking I 'm going to write a poem . |
| 4 | He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw . |
| 5 | ‘ Bob 's got his girl-friend staying with him , ’ he said to Jannie , still grinning , as he sat down at the kitchen table and sipped absently at the cup of coffee which had appeared there . |
| 6 | ‘ I never expected to see you — or anyone else — up here this morning , ’ Seb admitted honestly as he sat down at the kitchen table . |
| 7 | He began to walk towards the Monument in the glare of the headlights , then he sat down at the stone table and beckoned . |
| 8 | He sat down at the desk and dialled Stuart Baxter 's private number . |
| 9 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 10 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 11 | He sat down at the table now , and she pushed the bread board and the dripping towards him , saying , ‘ Want a piece of bacon ? ’ |
| 12 | He sat down at the table and put his face in his hands . |
| 13 | ‘ What 's this queer stuff ? ’ he would say , as he sat down at the table ; then : ‘ Hmm . |
| 14 | He sat down at the table and began eating without tasting the food . |
| 15 | Then he sat down at the table and started to work again . |
| 16 | He sat down at the table again and began to read . |
| 17 | He sat down at the table and looked over the balustrade at the Street of the Camel below . |
| 18 | He sat down at the bench and picked up one of the patterns Hari had made on paper . |
| 19 | Exhausted , he sat down at the side of the road . |