Example sentences of "on [prep] a chair " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robyn sank down on to a chair . |
| 2 | In less dramatic contexts , for de-clawed cats kept indoors ( and robbed of all outdoor pleasures ) , even the simple act of climbing up on to a chair or a window-ledge may prove hazardous . |
| 3 | down exhausted on to a chair . |
| 4 | After they had lowered Midnight on to a chair and propped his arms on the table in front , Hawkins stood back , but Jess stayed close . |
| 5 | Looking round for somewhere to hide the wrecked toy she climbed on to a chair and put the doll on top of the nursery cupboard . |
| 6 | She tossed the blouse on to a chair , took the glass Culley was offering , sipped , set it down , then unzipped her skirt and let it drop . |
| 7 | If balancing is difficult hold on to a chair . |
| 8 | Victorine put Léonie on to a chair , the bread on to a board , the knife to the crust . |
| 9 | She turned away to throw her jacket on to a chair , then walked through to the adjoining storeroom to collect shampoo and a towel . |
| 10 | He tossed the garment casually on to a chair , and her eyes were drawn inexorably to his broad expanse of chest . |
| 11 | He shrugged the shirt from his broad shoulders and threw it casually on to a chair . |
| 12 | Behind the closed door of her bedroom , she pulled off her boots , threw her jacket on to a chair , and collapsed on to the single bed . |
| 13 | He tossed the paper on to a chair , then picked up his glass and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim with open mockery . |
| 14 | He grinned as he tossed his jacket on to a chair . |
| 15 | He flung the guitar on to a chair , and bent down to pick Shelley up bodily instead , lifting her as though she weighed nothing at all . |
| 16 | Jack flopped on to a chair and let his breath out on a sigh . |
| 17 | The charges allege that on various occasions over the 14 months to August last year at the home , she assaulted one woman by throwing her from her bed on to a chair then a commode , putting her in a bath against her will and pulling her along a corridor , and of assaulting the second woman in a similar manner by throwing her from her bed on to a wheelchair and then a commode , dragging her across a room and tying her to a chair . |