Example sentences of "were sitting in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were sitting in a hollow in the centre of the orchard , their hands on their heads . |
| 2 | One moment we were sitting in a packed meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party , hearts aflutter , waiting for the results . |
| 3 | It was as though I were sitting in a movie and my actions were flashing in front of my eyes . |
| 4 | The bussed consignment of grooms had arrived and were sitting in a group wearing Race Train T-shirts above their jeans . |
| 5 | Lee was cold suddenly as if she were sitting in a seawind . |
| 6 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 7 | Twenty minutes later they were sitting in a little restaurant drinking retsina . |
| 8 | Several strange-looking animals were lying in a field , and some were sitting in a tree . |
| 9 | And because we were sitting in a bar in central Africa , and there was nowhere else they could go to buy a drink , they had no choice but to sit and listen . |
| 10 | They were sitting in a pub in Kingly Street . |
| 11 | Yeah but we were sitting in a er we were in a cul-de-sac in a nice area |
| 12 | As we were sitting in the station waiting-room , waiting for the train to Zaragoza , he took my hand and wept . |
| 13 | Just then , Mick and Paddy , who were sitting in the cab of the Land Rover , saw amber headlights flickering behind the northern horizon . |
| 14 | They were sitting in the room that overlooked the pool . |
| 15 | Tell me , during the , er , ‘ minute or so ’ that you were sitting in the alcove , did you see Norman Pinder walk along the gallery ? ’ |
| 16 | We were sitting in the small , side bar in the Nashville . |
| 17 | They were sitting in the front line of chairs . |
| 18 | They were sitting in the study at home , toasting by the fire before going in to dinner . |
| 19 | They 'd finished dinner and were sitting in the study together . |
| 20 | And if they were together in Hampton Wick , if they were sitting in the front room of his home in south-west London , then Holly 's company Fiesta would be in the road outside , and the clothes would be smart on his back , and the whisky and water in his hand , and the confidence in his talk . |
| 21 | It was Tuesday lunchtime , and they were sitting in the restaurant at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the Mall ; Ginny often ate there when she had had enough of the food and the company in the canteen of the British Council . |
| 22 | We were sitting in the Lipp . |
| 23 | Both her parents were sitting in the living room reading . |
| 24 | They were sitting in the Kardomah Café waiting to pick up paint and turpentine ordered by the stage designer from Haggerty 's warehouse in Seel Street . |
| 25 | They were sitting in the restaurant at the Windrush . |
| 26 | One Saturday evening , when I had been apprenticed to Joe for four years , he and I were sitting in the pub , with some of the villagers , listening to Mr Wopsle . |
| 27 | ‘ Are you afraid of the dark , Bobbie ? ’ asked Jim , when they were sitting in the darkness . |
| 28 | We were sitting in the window embrasure looking out over the laurustines , cupressus and other seemingly indestructible plants . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's nice here in the summer , ’ said Mrs Monro when we were sitting in the pub by a window overlooking the river and the distant fields . |
| 30 | The head waiter came towards them , and Anthony gave another name , not his , and they were ushered to a table in the window , overlooking the terrasse where a few customers were sitting in the open , a glass or two in front of them in the freshening air . |