Example sentences of "he sat [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he came back he sat beside the litter of his meal on the table among the three children not quite knowing what to do with himself . |
| 2 | He sat beside the wide fires all day , overflowing his stool like a walrus on a rock , half a dozen wooden spoons ready at hand . |
| 3 | It was a cold and damp winter , but he recovered slowly and indeed seemed cheerful ; he sat beside the open coal fire in the drawingroom and would sometimes sing music-hall ditties as his wife ministered to him — " coddling " , he used to call it . |
| 4 | He sat astride the Lock gates and began to pull himself out along the top of them . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ he said as he sat to the table . |
| 6 | He sat to the left of the huge fireplace . |
| 7 | He sat opposite the Colonel . |
| 8 | He sat on the appropriate boards of the International Olympic Committee and was President of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations for 17 years . |
| 9 | Between the noise of the bloody guns and clouds of bloody mosquitoes buzzing around my head , all I 've had for my two hours is more mosquito lumps on my face , and I 'm more tired than ever. , Taff and I chatted while he sat on the floor of the trench smoking his cigarette . |
| 10 | He did a really intimate show where he sat on the edge of the stage with his ankles crossed and talked to them and sang them songs . |
| 11 | He sat on the bean-bag beside his Mum . |
| 12 | He sat on the top of the large expanse of teak desk and stared coldly at the men who had made it to the top of one of the biggest corporations in the world , employing nearly one million people . |
| 13 | When he was dressed he sat on the bed wondering what to do . |
| 14 | First he sat on the sofa and talked to the dogs . |
| 15 | He sat on the low wall surrounding the pier gardens . |
| 16 | ‘ This is reward for many years of hard work , for all the perseverance and the lonely nights , ’ he said as he sat on the terrace of the clubhouse revelling in the atmosphere and attention of a successful first round . |
| 17 | He sat on the edge of the bed with his usual cynical observations , but he kept looking out of the corner of his eye . |
| 18 | Two or three boys stood round him as he sat on the floor nursing the side of his head where a lump was rising under his probing fingers . |
| 19 | He sat on the chair by the side of the bed . |
| 20 | Rubberneck , as he sat on the bed , his head way down , under it , saw the suitcase . |
| 21 | Later , he sat on the bed , his insides chilled , his throat raw . |
| 22 | He leaned forward from where he sat on the side of the bed and kissed her gently . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , love , ’ he whispered , as he sat on the side of the bed . |
| 24 | After a brief glance at the two boxes of apples which were stacked in the corner , he sat on the end of the bed with Willie and talked about the poem he was writing . |
| 25 | There was cake , satisfying and fruity , and he sat on the edge of the chesterfield in Isobel 's sitting-room and ate it appreciatively between gulps of strong , sweet tea from one of her best bone china teacups . |
| 26 | He sat on the examination table in his underpants , and I noticed how desperately thin he was getting . |
| 27 | He sat on the bed and took her hand . |
| 28 | He sat on the end of the bed in the moonlight and put his head in his hands . |
| 29 | He sat on the chintz-covered couch to the side of the fireplace and , leaning his head back , looked about him . |
| 30 | He sat on the chair , perched forward on the edge . |