Example sentences of "sat at [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Her Royal Highness sat at a round table with the Duke and Duchess of Westminster , Viscount and Viscountess Astor , Mr and Mrs Ian Bruce he is the Director General of the RNIB ; $insert names$ and his sister Lady Aird who has been one of Princess Margaret 's ladies-in-waiting for thirty years , and was in attendance this evening .
2 Queen Elizabeth sat at a round table with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , near the Lord Mayor 's canopy .
3 An MP sat at a small table beside it .
4 They sat at a small table by the window .
5 He sat at a makeshift desk of unfinished lumber , and wrote and played with his thinning hair .
6 Her butterfly cap sat at a saucy angle on her black hair .
7 They sat at a rickety table on the perimeter of the square , under the shade of an umbrella , sipping espresso , eating anisette biscuits , and watching the large , colourful crowd .
8 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 .
9 And it sat at the other side of the gate
10 Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal .
11 The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking .
12 Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother .
13 They passed from her to Louis , who sat at the other end of the sofa reading Le Figaro .
14 Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him .
15 Jack 's mother Lilly sat at the far end of the table opposite her husband .
16 They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 The doctor sat at the open window of the hut , from which position , without ever moving , he examined the passengers .
20 Then she sat at the roll-top desk with the magazine in front of her , took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook .
21 Then she sat at the big table with only a pot of tea for herself while Frankie and his father cleared their plates in silence .
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