Example sentences of "seat himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How did you fare , my darling ? ’ he asked her , and took her hand , seating himself on the bed 's edge . |
| 2 | ‘ Indeed , ’ said Cowley , seating himself on the edge of the desk . |
| 3 | He reached out and turned the lamp so that it shone onto her face , seating himself on the edge of the desk so that he could study her . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's nice to be here , ’ he replied with a composed smile , seating himself at last in one of the armchairs , as the woman arranged the tea things on a small table in front of them . |
| 5 | Then , seating himself beside her , he spoke quietly but with a curious sense of urgency . |
| 6 | Plummer smiled a predatory smile and crossed to the sofa , seating himself beside her . |
| 7 | Guido was seating himself opposite her again . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm obliged to you , ’ he murmured , seating himself by the fire and extending his hands . |
| 9 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 10 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 11 | He seated himself at his desk and , as usual , resorted to holding open a book — this time it was Who 's Who — turning a page to and fro . |
| 12 | ‘ Piano , Aaron , piano ! ’ she called , and her middle stepson , with his mobile thin white clown 's face , emerged from the crowd and seated himself at the instrument , as Liz called to Deirdre and the butlers to fill glasses and then join the guests for a toast : Jonathan turned on the radio , the eagle-crowned clock over the marble mantelshelf struck , some joined hands and some did not , Aaron struck up Auld Lang Syne , Big Ben struck , some sang and some did not , voices rose straggling , pure and impure , strong and weak , tuneful and tuneless , there were cries and embraces . |
| 13 | When Galvone leapt aboard and seated himself beside his chief Hauser made his unsettling comment before they started up the rotors . |
| 14 | He seated himself beside her , seemingly unaware that a rag doll and two lead soldiers had occupied the chair before he reached it . |
| 15 | At the start of his hunger strike Chamlong seated himself outside Government House in Bangkok . |
| 16 | He seated himself on the cold tiles and picked at their dark dusty colours with one finger . |
| 17 | Trent seated himself on the taffrail . |
| 18 | As Alison disappeared with Irina , Ludens seated himself on the table . |
| 19 | Having made this announcement , my employer put his volumes down on a table , seated himself on the chaise-longue , and stretched out his legs . |
| 20 | Haile Selassie seated himself on a crimson throne , and shortly afterwards the Empress took her place on a smaller throne . |
| 21 | Guido seated himself on the arm of a nearby armchair and looked at her with amusement in his eyes . |
| 22 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 23 | When he had settled her , gently and with professional competence , he seated himself in the chair opposite . |
| 24 | He seated himself in a chair and Emily paused for a moment , she could hardly ask the maid to bring the girl into the drawing-room where Spencer would be listening to every word . |
| 25 | Separating the tails of his jacket , he seated himself in the opposite chair , a frown creasing his forehead as he glanced about the room . |
| 26 | Back in Matthew Glynn 's office , Kersey seated himself in the swivel chair behind the desk and casually waved Morse to a client 's chair on the other side . |
| 27 | He passed one to Polly but , instead of taking over the helm again , seated himself in her usual corner of the cockpit , stretching his long legs out and crossing his ankles . |
| 28 | His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her . |
| 29 | Then he was reaching for his own glass and inviting her to sit in one of the wicker armchairs overlooking the bay while he seated himself in the chair beside her . |
| 30 | Cornelius seated himself in an exquisite chair before a mahogany partners ' desk . |