Example sentences of "beside [pers pn] on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She sat down beside him on the cool grass .
2 Crilly leads me into Perry 's flat and seats me beside him on the orange settee .
3 ‘ What 's wrong , Laura ? ’ he asked , coming to sit down beside her on the black leather sofa .
4 Maisie sat in the corner of the kitchen with one chocolate bar in her mouth , another in her right hand , another in her lap and a fourth beside her on the draining board , in case anything should happen to the other three .
5 She did not get up and come towards him as he got out , but waited until he had crossed the grass to sit down beside her on the wooden seat .
6 He followed his plan , eased himself down beside her on the cushioned sofa and slid his arm along the back behind her .
7 But when it is dumped unceremoniously before you with a mound of inappropriate green peas and a pool of cold tartare sauce spreading beside it on the hot plate , then your appetite begins to seep away …
8 Our main memory is of trying to keep the inside of the windscreen free of ice ( no heater ) while queues of traffic built up beside us on the long haul up Shap Fell .
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