Example sentences of "sat [adv] on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school
2 Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes .
3 Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief .
4 Her voice had risen and the child now sat down on a low chair and quickly took off her shoes , then pulled her grey stockings down over her knees before , standing up , she asked , ‘ Will you unhook me , please ? ’
5 He picked her up and sat down on a small settee , keeping his arm round her .
6 He sat down on a small bedside chair , leaving Culley and Dawson no other option than to sit on the bed , which they did , side by side , like travellers on a train .
7 Benjamin sat down on a small bench near the pool and watched the silver , darting carp who swam in dashes of light amongst the water grass and luxuriant lily pads .
8 She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room .
9 He sat down on a hard kitchen chair and stared hopefully up at Coffin .
10 Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child .
11 Satisfying himself that he was absolutely alone , Yanto sat down on a handy clump of grass and removed his boots , which together with the two rabbits , he placed under a nearby blackthorn bush .
12 Conscious that she had been crawling around in the hot sunshine for some time without a hat , she retired a short distance to the shade of some trees , sat down on a convenient boulder and tried to conjecture how Alain Gebrec might have spent his last moments .
13 Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun .
14 The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock .
15 When fitzAlan stepped away from her and sat down on a nearby chair , hooking one booted foot over his knee and regarding her with grimly assessing eyes , her mind was clear once more , ready with the plan Matilda had outlined .
16 They stopped for drinks and crisps , and sat out on a low stone wall , looking at the cattle and the traffic and green fields .
17 Declining the unctuous offer of the drymatic machine , he wrapped himself in a towel and sauntered through to his living room , where a sleek computer housed in non-reflecting black sat seductively on a complex work station .
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