Example sentences of "sit [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | An engine cowl flap sits below the rear edge of the lower cowlings and is opened as required , but normally sits level with the fuselage in flight . |
| 2 | That gave me some time to take my new bearings , and I enjoyed sitting late in the evening in the warmth of the Headmaster 's study thumbing through papers and timetables . |
| 3 | Day after day she could be seen sitting cross-legged on the carpet in front of her house , a pair of silver-rimmed spectacles perched across her mask , a copy of the Qur'an or a book of the Hadith on her lap , oblivious to the movements of the household . |
| 4 | The following Friday evening , after spinach soufflé , baked potatoes with sour cream , and rather a lot of excellent claret , Clare found herself sitting naked to the waist in the firelight . |
| 5 | We would sit deep into the night in my sitting-room while he played the music he had chosen and he explained his ideas for its interpretation . |
| 6 | She radiated warmth and we chatted easily on the ride back to the flat , then sat shoeless on the floor in front of the gas-fire , swapping husband humour and sipping coffee . |
| 7 | When Jamie had gone , Rachel sat alone on the terrace in the hot sun and watched a gecko lizard flicker across the dusty stone . |