Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] in [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He sat back in the wicker chair , and their eyes joined .
2 He sat back in the armchair and watched the smoke drifting upwards from his pipe towards the gas lamp .
3 He sat back in the taxi as it drove away .
4 He sat back in the bed , pulling the sheets up around him .
5 He sat back in the motor vehicle as the Doctor noticeably increased the speed of the journey .
6 He sat back in the leather office chair and tapped his fingernails .
7 He sat back in the chair .
8 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 .
9 Then he sat down in the saddle again and looked at Burun .
10 He sat down in the deck chair , loosened his collar and tie , then lay back and looked up into the dark coolness of the oak branches .
11 They fell into step together , and went down onto the path which followed the bank of the stream , Jehan laughed softly , and then he sat down in the middle of the carpet to eat the last of the sweet cakes .
12 He hesitated for a moment as to what to do ; then looking again at the woman at the table , who was now smiling at him , he sat down in the chair , and for the next ten minutes he listened to the banter between the two of them .
13 He sat down in the chair opposite her .
14 He sat down in the living room into which she ushered him and observed , ‘ You 've taken down the decorations . ’
15 He sat down in the doorway and inspected his lacerated feet .
16 He sat down in an armchair and rubbed his hands together and addressed his son in a loud voice .
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