Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat up on the bed , and she saw him wince . |
| 2 | He sat up on the bed , turning away from her , running a hand through his hair . |
| 3 | The fall seemed to bring Liam to his senses and he sat up on the road wondering where he was . |
| 4 | He sat up on the bench and pulled on the robe . |
| 5 | He sat up on the chair by the fire . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He sat down on a sofa which he realised was slightly longer than his cubicle in the lodging house . |
| 8 | He sat down on a stone and put his head in his hands . |
| 9 | He sat down on a chair with his back to the window and lit a cigarette . |
| 10 | He sat down on a chair and took a guitar in his hands , but he did n't play it . |
| 11 | He sat down on a bench against the opposite wall and rested his arms on his knees , hands loosely clasped . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | He sat down on a rock and tried to think . |
| 14 | He sat down on an oil drum . |
| 15 | He sat down on the floor and , taking my hand in his , curled his fingers like bindweed around mine . |
| 16 | Charlie pressed her on to the pouffe near the fire and then he sat down on the floor beside her . |
| 17 | He sat down on the edge of the bed and drank the mineral water , very slowly . |
| 18 | He sat down on the edge of the bed and , taking her chin between finger and thumb , lifted her face to his and asked crisply , ‘ So what 's wrong ? ’ |
| 19 | Then he sat down on the sofa and looked around him . |
| 20 | With a look of satisfaction , he sat down on the sofa opposite her . |
| 21 | He sat down on the bed and let his arms sag . |
| 22 | He sat down on the bed . |
| 23 | He sat down on the bed , his hands in his lap , his heart thumping in his chest . |
| 24 | Then he sat down on the bed beside her . |
| 25 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 26 | Dr Neil swallowed again as he sat down on the bed , not too near , not too far away . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes — yes , of course , ’ she murmured , taking a quick , nervous sip of coffee as he sat down on the bed beside her . |
| 28 | He sat down on the plinth supporting the pumps and stared at the dark glass of the office for a while . |
| 29 | Tom handed him a towel and after he had dried himself and had his hair rubbed and combed and had put his pyjamas on , he sat down on the pouffe by the armchair while Tom sat ready to tell him a story . |
| 30 | He sat down on the couch again , a boy on each knee . |