Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fearon 's eyes opened fully and he sat up with a jerk , swore , rubbed his hand over his black curls and squinted at her . |
| 2 | He sat up like a shot and his face was right over mine , blazing . |
| 3 | She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him . |
| 4 | Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him . |
| 5 | He sat down with a crash and Ingram got shakily to his feet . |
| 6 | He sat down with a sigh , rubbing one hand over his eyes . |
| 7 | Then he sat down with a cup of coffee . |
| 8 | Ruth grinned at him as he sat down at a cane table , making sure he was under the bright green awning that hung over the balcony and not a sliver of sun was on the bare parts of his body . |
| 9 | He sat down at a table of one of the outdoor cafés in the square and ordered a glass of wine . |
| 10 | He sat down on a log and tried to perform what he thought of as the vanishing act , whereby you became insofar as it was possible a part of the surroundings : breathing , seeing , hearing only — merely an aspect of the place , a dimension , like the robin or the moss-covered log or the leafmould on which his feet rested . |
| 11 | He sat down on a sofa which he realised was slightly longer than his cubicle in the lodging house . |
| 12 | He sat down on a stone and put his head in his hands . |
| 13 | He sat down on a chair with his back to the window and lit a cigarette . |
| 14 | He sat down on a chair and took a guitar in his hands , but he did n't play it . |
| 15 | He sat down on a bench against the opposite wall and rested his arms on his knees , hands loosely clasped . |
| 16 | When Michele had settled her on the swing-seat , her legs up , her back against one padded arm , he sat down on a bench opposite and , eyes narrowed against the sun , invited , ‘ Go ahead . ’ |
| 17 | He sat down on a rock and tried to think . |
| 18 | He sat down on an oil drum . |
| 19 | I was a little tired and went to my room to rest before dressing for dinner and he sat down to a game of Patience . |
| 20 | Of a sudden he sat down in a chair and Joe , looking at him , had a strange thought , for his mind was saying that if men could cry , Martin would be crying now . |
| 21 | He sat down in an armchair and rubbed his hands together and addressed his son in a loud voice . |