Example sentences of "sat [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS the Prince and Princess of Wales sat only a few feet apart in Seoul 's Presidential palace yesterday they could have been mistaken for strangers uncomfortably thrown together . |
| 2 | He sat only a few feet from the screen , perched on the edge of the bed , a study in confusion and misery . |
| 3 | The ship , large and grey , sat only a few hundred metres from the assault force . |
| 4 | As we sat down a little way away from the rest of the group , I saw a small girl waving her hamster 's cage at the sky . |
| 5 | She just sat over a leisurely breakfast and planned her day , and never looked back after that . |
| 6 | It 'll be all hands on deck from now on , ’ Moran told the girls as they sat over a late breakfast . |
| 7 | An old man sat over a half pint of stout . |
| 8 | ‘ I sat back a little bit more than usual and made sure things were organised . |
| 9 | And I think they sat back a little bit , you know , and maybe tried to defend the three nothing lead . |
| 10 | I sat there a long time , bored , with a cold bottom , and I was about to open the pub door to tell him I was going home when I saw the organ grinder trundling his barrel-organ down the street . |
| 11 | They sat round a huge log fire , the flickering flames casting long shadows against the far wall . |
| 12 | They sat round a quiet corner table . |