Example sentences of "sat [adv prt] on [art] [adj] [noun] " 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 | Way back in 1957 I had talked my boss into allowing me to learn to fly helicopters with the British European Airways Helicopter Unit at Gatwick and in 1960 I sat in on the first ground school course BOAC conducted for their senior captains converting to the first Boeing 707s . |
| 3 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 4 | Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief . |
| 5 | 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | He picked her up and sat down on a small settee , keeping his arm round her . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room . |
| 10 | He sat down on a hard kitchen chair and stared hopefully up at Coffin . |
| 11 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun . |
| 15 | The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Cabochon sat down on an empty couch . |
| 18 | He sat down on the far side of the room and I caught only a brief view of him through the dancers , but it was undoubtedly Ralph Pike still at large . |
| 19 | She sat down on the low wall . |
| 20 | In Hebrews chapter 10 verse 4 we read ‘ it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins ’ ( referring to the Old Testament sacrifices ) but in verse 12 we read ‘ But this man , after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever , sat down on the right hand of God . ’ |
| 21 | WHEN HE HAD BY HIMSELF PURGED OUR SINS , sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high . ’ |
| 22 | Kolchinsky sat down on the second chair and handed Philpott a brown packet . |
| 23 | I sat down on the only patch of turf |
| 24 | Chrissie sat down on the bare floorboards , and watched the haggard features of the man she loved . |
| 25 | He sat down on the bare rock and shook his head . |
| 26 | So when the Trunchbull sat down on the Golden Syrup , the squelch was beautiful . |
| 27 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 28 | She sat down on the battered settle and opened the letter . |
| 29 | Ajayi sat down on the small stool on the other side of the table . |
| 30 | " Well , " Graham said awkwardly as Sara sat down on the small bed , " that 's us told . " |