Example sentences of "sit at the [noun] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A London grandmother was particularly troublesome because of her drinking sprees , but her granddaughter was expected to clean her front doorsteps every Saturday : ‘ the old bugger used to sit at the window and watch me clean 'em . |
| 2 | Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber . |
| 3 | Before I go to the supermarket , I usually stop off for a drink ; I sit at the bar and watch the real world go by . |
| 4 | come and sit at the table and wait , come on , put those away |
| 5 | So rather than sit at the counter and do it they they have rooms which you can go to and erm get interviewed |
| 6 | As well as speaking three languages , Danielle could listen to a tune , then sit at the piano and play it note perfect . |
| 7 | The girls said it was the room with the round window that faced down the town and that Eve could sit at the window and watch everyone and where they went and who they were with . |
| 8 | While he talked to a girl , she would sit at the bar and talk to the nearest man . |
| 9 | She would sit at the piano and sing . |
| 10 | You can sit at the table and do them . |
| 11 | But no one has said that you can not sit at the table and talk to your family , even if you choose not to eat . |