Example sentences of "they sat down [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They sat down at a low table in the corner , under a poster for the Campus Crèche and facing posters for the Pregnancy Advisory Service — ‘ A woman has a right to decide about her own body .
2 They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates .
3 So they sat down on a big , flat , comfortable stone in the grass .
4 By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city .
5 They sat down on the double one .
6 Pale and shaking , they sat down to a muted conversation about where the day 's campaign would be fought .
7 By the time they sat down to a light but elegant dinner , a warm rapport had grown between the two women .
8 Then they sat down in the great dining hall to drink .
9 ‘ Because one thing 's for certain , Charlie Trumper , ’ she told him as they sat down in the little room at the back of Salmon 's to check the monthly accounts , ‘ you do n't know the first thing about butchery .
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