Example sentences of "they sat [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sat downstairs in a double seat in the back row . |
| 2 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 3 | And they sat in the car with the windows down in the freezing dawn and they watched the distant city lights going out under the dawn at five in the morning , they sat there for a full half hour , looking , and thinking how beautiful the city looked at this time and at this distance … |
| 4 | They sat down at a low table in the corner , under a poster for the Campus Crèche and facing posters for the Pregnancy Advisory Service — ‘ A woman has a right to decide about her own body . |
| 5 | They sat down at the big kitchen table and Mrs Wood put the food on three hot plates . |
| 6 | So they sat down on a big , flat , comfortable stone in the grass . |
| 7 | By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city . |
| 8 | They sat down on the double one . |
| 9 | Pale and shaking , they sat down to a muted conversation about where the day 's campaign would be fought . |
| 10 | By the time they sat down to a light but elegant dinner , a warm rapport had grown between the two women . |
| 11 | Then they sat down in the great dining hall to drink . |
| 12 | ‘ Because one thing 's for certain , Charlie Trumper , ’ she told him as they sat down in the little room at the back of Salmon 's to check the monthly accounts , ‘ you do n't know the first thing about butchery . |
| 13 | They sat together on the rattling tram , Fred holding her hand and Carrie biting her bottom lip in frustration as the tram stopped at the Tower Bridge Hotel for the conductor to alter the points . |
| 14 | In the drawing room they sat together on the large settee . |
| 15 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |
| 16 | They sat together like an old married couple in separate armchairs facing the screen . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's a very able sorcerer , ’ said Fribble , as they sat together in the banqueting hall . |