Example sentences of "a seat at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Combine this with a seat at the water 's edge and you have a lovely place to sit and admire the distant views and your new-look garden . |
| 2 | A bag of popcorn and a seat at the edge of the circle could attract more attention down below than Flash Gordon . |
| 3 | Each day her youngsters have to reserve a seat at the table and no prior reservation means no meal . |
| 4 | It firstly boldly asked for a seat at the top table at the European Community : a suggestion rudely rebuffed . |
| 5 | And the president already has a seat at the future high table , the European Council . |
| 6 | The shambles at the end of his splendid evening was aggravating him sorely and he propelled Fiona into a seat at the table with some of the disgruntled force he 'd shown in Ronnie Curzon 's office . |
| 7 | In 1902 the President of the National Free Church Council was also presented at Court and given a seat at the Coronation . |
| 8 | And when she did at last enter the music room — through the door from the arboretum — she found herself a seat at the back , at the end of a row . |
| 9 | SIR — Now that our sports-loving Prime Minister is back in Downing Street , is it too much to hope that his Minister with Responsibility for Sport will be upgraded from an Under-Secretary to a seat at the Cabinet table ? |
| 10 | Mrs Bottomley 's rise to the top has been swift , with only four years between her first ministerial post and a seat at the Cabinet table . |
| 11 | Robyn took a seat at the opposite end of the table from Wilcox . |
| 12 | Charities equally look south , either with the eyes of one beholding a feast or of those deprived of a seat at the table . |
| 13 | With a reassuring touch , he guided her gently towards a seat at the end of the front pew , motioning for everybody to squeeze up and make room . |
| 14 | The head of the CPRS had a seat at the table of ministers and ministerial committees , which is a very significant thing . |
| 15 | The Foreign Office has been given a seat at the Natural Environment Research Council , which funds the BAS . |
| 16 | He was given an immediate Critics ' Award and a seat at the back . |
| 17 | Perhaps , when you meet them , they will invite you to take a seat at the Shield for one of the performances . ’ |
| 18 | I quickly slid into a seat at the back , and sat back to observe proceedings . |
| 19 | In the tracking room he took a seat at the desk and listened while Clarac explained the system . |
| 20 | Instead you should pause , welcome them , and direct them to their seats : ‘ Aunt Mathilda , take a seat at the table . |
| 21 | He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment . |
| 22 | She was sitting in a seat at the front of the plane with two young men . |
| 23 | I took a seat at the bar and a girl with sequin nipples nearly trod on my hand . |
| 24 | What does the bloke expect … if you booked a seat at the theatre … then lost your ticket … your problem . |
| 25 | is this game all-ticket ? what are the chances for getting tickets and getting a seat at the away fans end ? i do not have a membership-card. i guess i could give it a try ( i have other tickets somewhere else ) |
| 26 | The Greens were unable to win a seat at the Strasbourg parliament , although a place was subsequently given to Jean Lambert by European colleagues . |
| 27 | A number accepted that the SNP would benefit from having a seat at the committee which is being discussed as a second chamber for the European Parliament and would open up avenues for new relationships with parties across Europe . |