Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] sit at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll sit at the back probably , in the back corner there . |
| 2 | No I 'll sit at the back . |
| 3 | I wish I could sit at the table and help cut up Annie 's food like I used to , and we 'd have crackers and we 'd wear those paper hats and have them little prezzies from inside the crackers . |
| 4 | Later in the conversation , he said ‘ I used to sit at my desk and fear — the unknown , or that we would all be killed . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ I would sit at Westminster for the time being , but I do not think you can do both . |
| 6 | Do you want to go and get your aeroplane , cos I can sit at the table and colour with one hand , and make aeroplanes with the other . |
| 7 | This suggests that you should sit at arms length from your monitor and should n't site desks so that people sit near the back of monitors . |
| 8 | There she could sit at one of the outdoor cafés and read her letter undisturbed while sipping a cool drink of lemon or perhaps iced tea . |
| 9 | She found she could sit at work in the Rose Bowl , her hands occupied as they were now , while in her head she relived the moments she had spent with Luke ; his hands caressing her ; his mouth on hers . |
| 10 | And you know yesterday she had the nerve to ask me if she could sit at the end of our table . |
| 11 | You 'd sit at the gate for ages in , in the hope that the road would be clear as well . |
| 12 | This means you could sit at your workstation and ‘ talk ’ to a computer on the other side of the world . |
| 13 | we 've been slightly more amenable but invite to your club temerity to ask your Lordship rather me , but as I 'm on my feet , er ask your Lordship whether you could sit at all early on Friday as to help Mr er , I , I was little concerned to hear Mr say that he was going to wait for Mr he had responded because that would of course then extend more into Friday , it may be more sensible if Mr could have |
| 14 | While he talked to a girl , she would sit at the bar and talk to the nearest man . |
| 15 | She had come to look forward to the intervals between tenants , for at such times she would sit at the bedroom window that overlooked the street , which sloped swiftly to the main thoroughfare ; and guided by the landmarks of St Dominic 's church and , beyond that , St Ann 's , she could look over the chimney pots and catch a glimpse of the river gleaming between the busy traffic on it . |
| 16 | When he first knew her , when she was plump and big-boned , and had that corn-coloured hair and always wore pale grey , she would sit at Margaret 's parties and never say a word . |
| 17 | She would sit at the piano and sing . |
| 18 | If you were lucky enough to be invited for * Eight at Number Eight' , you would sit at the dining table under the inscrutable gaze of Duncan Grant 's tabby-cat ; this cat was painted at Charleston during the First World War , and bought by the Berkeleys many years later for £75 from the Lefevre Gallery . |
| 19 | You can sit at the table and do them . |
| 20 | On the first floor one might sit at a table overlooking the Bay while enjoying a Swanage lobster salad or a delicious cream tea . |
| 21 | You kids can sit there and we 'll sit at the table . |
| 22 | John was being put in readiness for going ‘ over there ’ , so that middle-aged women like herself could sit at home working at petit-point and , hopefully , growing a little food . |
| 23 | You know , if they could n't go and be a brick-layer , but they could sit at home , and you know , stick stamps on envelopes , or whatever , earn some money , then they might have to do that because they have n't got this plan . |
| 24 | In the past , according to Mackenzie , they used to sit at opposite ends of the site firing off hostile letters to each other . |
| 25 | The Stage was published on that day and they would sit at tables in threes and fours sharing a single cup of coffee Everyone was generous about sharing job information and they had the bonus of the Tiller name behind them . |
| 26 | They can sit at their big desks and contemplate with an exquisite joy how everything is now being put to a good use . |
| 27 | He may sit at a table , which has to be big enough to spread the garment out on it . |
| 28 | When it mattered , Leonard was a learner ; he could sit at a man 's feet and absorb completely . |
| 29 | his beard and everything to a T. He 'd sit at the top of the table , have his stiff white serviette tucked into his waistcoat , and he 's lifted that carving knife and fork until — you sat there and you never said a word . |
| 30 | He would sit at the head of the long table , the various amounts were packed in white paper with the name of the recipient on each . |