Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] to [pers pn] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agnes actually put her hands over her ears as she looked at Jessie sitting close to her on the edge of the bed . |
| 2 | I wish she was here , sitting next to me on the bench , holding my hand like she used to . |
| 3 | Sitting next to me on the plane was a Mrs Jackson . |
| 4 | ‘ What I do n't understand is this , ’ said Apricot to Brenda , Belinda and Liese , ‘ why was Bernard Parkin sitting next to me on the stairs in the dark if he did n't want sex ! ’ |
| 5 | The phone was working again , the engineer had scribbled on the back of an envelope , and he was very sorry he had broken the table lamp standing next to it on the coffee table . |