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

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1 He sat at a makeshift desk of unfinished lumber , and wrote and played with his thinning hair .
2 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 .
3 And it sat at the other side of the gate
4 Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal .
5 The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking .
6 Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother .
7 They passed from her to Louis , who sat at the other end of the sofa reading Le Figaro .
8 Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him .
9 Jack 's mother Lilly sat at the far end of the table opposite her husband .
10 They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 The doctor sat at the open window of the hut , from which position , without ever moving , he examined the passengers .
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