Example sentences of "sit [prep] [art] same [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Self and Citrine frequently had to sit through the same item of business as it made its way through three , or in extreme cases five , formal meetings of different bodies before being finally approved . |
2 | To tell you the truth , I was n't at all pleased about Russell sitting in the same coach with us . |
3 | Why not get used to doing this stretch throughout the day — especially if you have been sitting in the same position for any length of time ? |
4 | When I came back , cos I went in on the way to the hairdresser 's , to find out about it , and I thought I 'd buy him on the way back , when I went back it was still sitting in the same place with its tail hanging out of the back . |
5 | Whereas we used to have what you might call an across-the-table relationship with our customers , now we can claim to be sitting on the same side of the table . ’ |
6 | It was developed specifically for the larger urban workshops and consists of an adjustable loom with a device which , by altering the tension on the warp strands , shifts the completed work to the rear of the loom , allowing the weaver to sit at the same level throughout the entire rug-making process . |
7 | Would the Secretary of State have been prepared to sit at the same table — I repeat , would the Secretary of State and his colleagues have been prepared to sit at the same table with that man , within the confines of the Anglo-Irish Agreement ? |
8 | The talks , aimed at tackling practical regional matters such as water-sharing , economic development and the environment , brought together the broadest gathering of Arab states ever to sit at the same table with Israel . |
9 | ‘ It is feared that Hungary and Romania will no longer sit on the same side of the negotiation table in Vienna , ’ he said . |