Example sentences of "she sat down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She sat down at the desk , pulling a sheaf of notes towards her , her whole body trembling with tension as she felt Luke Calder watching her . |
| 32 | She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick . |
| 33 | When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before . |
| 34 | Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall . |
| 35 | Before John could answer , she sat down at the child 's side , took out a lace handkerchief , and , with her free hand , dabbed at the run of the tears . |
| 36 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 37 | As she sat down at the table she said to the child , ‘ Sit up now . ’ |
| 38 | She sat down at the table reserved for the traveller with the skin grafts and began to score the cloth with a fork . |
| 39 | She sat down at the table again . |
| 40 | She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane . |
| 41 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 42 | She sat down at the table for two Roman had selected , and tossed her hair back from her face ; Roman had pulled the pins out as soon as they had left the hotel and placed them in his pocket . |
| 43 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 44 | Candles burned on the table where they were to dine and as she sat down at the table she banished the sob for evermore . |
| 45 | She sat down at the helm , resting one hand on the tiller , and thrusting the other into her pocket . |
| 46 | She sat down by the window , smiling vaguely . |
| 47 | You 've a gift for this sort of thing , ’ declared Susan , as she sat down by the fire and gazed appreciatively round the room . |
| 48 | Quickly stripping off her gown , which had become soaked again , she sat down by the fire and began to comb through her wet , tangled hair with her fingers , holding the strands to the blaze to dry . |
| 49 | With something less than her usual grace she sat down in the stern , then tensed as Michele lowered his lean body into the space beside her , his arm stretched casually along the back of the ornate black wooden seat . |
| 50 | Then she sat down in the middle of the court . |
| 51 | She sat down in the chair at the head of the cot and very carefully slid her forefinger into the baby 's hand . |
| 52 | She sat down in the chair that Dieter held for her and craned her neck to peer at the book . |
| 53 | She sat down before the dressing-table , automatically picking up a hairbrush , but the sight of her own reflection in the mirror distracted her , and for long moments she simply stared at her own face , as if seeing it through the eyes of a stranger . |