Example sentences of "sit back in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One driver told the interviewer : ‘ I 'm always thinking that they 're sat back in the office thinking ‘ Where has he got to ’ , and it puts you on edge so I always drive faster in a company car because time is against me . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm crying a bit as I try and stick the pieces together , but I ca n't do it so I just leave them on the floor and sit back in the chair . |
| 3 | ‘ Sit back in the chair so that you look confident . |
| 4 | From the moment you sit back in the Orion 's roomy interior , you 'll know how it feels to drive a classic car . |
| 5 | Uses behaviour that emphasises the interviewer 's powers to appraise and evaluate — sitting back in the chair , head tilting backwards , hand covering mouth , perhaps , looking doubtful and not registering any reaction to what is said , or indicating that he or she appreciates that their ‘ victim ’ has finished an answer . |
| 6 | The memoirs of four men sitting back in The Garrick , perhaps . |
| 7 | I say , sitting back in the grey plastic seat . |
| 8 | He felt really mean , sitting back in the cab , watching Manhattan by night . |
| 9 | Piers asked , sitting back in the sofa , and clasping his hands behind his head . |
| 10 | I kept silent , sitting back in the wherry to gaze forlornly across at the spires , towers and turrets of the city . |
| 11 | There was no arguing with him , and it was very pleasant to have someone caring , so she sat back in the seat without further protest . |
| 12 | He sat back in the armchair and watched the smoke drifting upwards from his pipe towards the gas lamp . |
| 13 | She sat back in the sun and closed her eyes . |
| 14 | Tabitha sat back in the boat , amazed and astonished by her own luck , as they nosed out across the filthy water , under the acid glare of a video wall . |
| 15 | I took his pulse , then sat back in the chair by his bed , my hands in my lap . |
| 16 | Ewen sat back in the chair , and managed , very creditably I thought , a wry little smile . |
| 17 | Freddie the Nark sat back in the cab , feeling very pleased with himself for the way he had handled such a tricky situation . |
| 18 | Katherine Lundy sat back in the darkened sitting room , her eyes on the deep red glow from the fire , the only sound the soft hissing of the burning coal and the solemn ticking of the clock . |
| 19 | He sat back in the bed , pulling the sheets up around him . |
| 20 | Katherine sat back in the warmth of her seat and watched Central Park give way to the shops and office towers of midtown Manhattan . |
| 21 | Katherine sat back in the train 's cushioned seats and as it pulled away from the platform , she breathed a sigh of relief The first part of her plan had been safely accomplished . |
| 22 | Katherine blurted out the memorized address and sat back in the comfortable warmth of the car . |
| 23 | He sat back in the chair . |
| 24 | After deciding to have her favourite crab-cakes , Christina sat back in the uncomfortable rattan chair , admiring Pauline 's Batik printed dress . |
| 25 | ‘ You promise ? ’ mother said , a slight stitching of her brows as she sat back in the ladder-backed seat the only indication that she might not entirely believe me . |
| 26 | She sat back in the white plastic chair , fanning herself with her napkin . |
| 27 | Her pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal ; she sat back in the creaking wooden chair in a deliberate effort to appear relaxed , and returned his smile . |
| 28 | He sat back in the taxi as it drove away . |
| 29 | ’ She sat back in the driving seat , a neat , competent figure in a deep green spring suit as modest and suave as her own creamy countenance . |
| 30 | She sat back in the large , embracing armchair and took another mouthful of the splendid Spanish omelette . |