Example sentences of "sat at the [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only sounds in the room were the scratching of his pen-nib as he made each entry , and the chink of coins as he counted them out of the cash box — and the heavy breathing of Marcus Judge , who sat at the other side of the desk , his eyes fixed upon his son . |
| 2 | And it sat at the other side of the gate |
| 3 | Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal . |
| 4 | The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking . |
| 5 | Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother . |
| 6 | They passed from her to Louis , who sat at the other end of the sofa reading Le Figaro . |
| 7 | Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him . |
| 8 | Jack 's mother Lilly sat at the far end of the table opposite her husband . |
| 9 | They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones . |
| 10 | Below , the prisoners sat at the far side of a rank of yellow-decked tables , with their little visitors — women , kids , the old — ranged opposite on kitchen chairs . |
| 11 | And then we sat at the far side of the Old Gate bridge and er an old lady came along and said , and she was counting them but she said , just look at that thing , she counted seven although , in actual fact , by then th these dra the seven drakes had stopped cha chasing the duck and they were all sitting down . |
| 12 | The doctor sat at the open window of the hut , from which position , without ever moving , he examined the passengers . |