Example sentences of "sat down with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him . |
| 2 | He sat down with a crash and Ingram got shakily to his feet . |
| 3 | When Grace Farrier rose from the table , the men rose with her , and when , a few minutes later , she entered the drawing room she sat down with a sigh , for she was wondering how long Aunt Nessy 's stay would be this time . |
| 4 | Miss Jarman sat down with a thump in the matching wing chair on the other side of the fireplace . |
| 5 | ‘ I think I 'm going to vomit , ’ she muttered to no one in particular , and sat down with a plop on a new imitation Italian chair , which received her with a reedy groan . |
| 6 | We have er , my parents sat down with a the group of the family there |
| 7 | Miranda shook her head , and Madame blew her disgust through her teeth , and sat down with a magazine with a cover picture of the future Queen Fabiola of Belgium smiling on the arm of her optician 's pin-up of a fiancé . |
| 8 | He felt his foot slip under him and sat down with a jarring shock , landing uncomfortably on a spanner and a piece of plastic tubing . |
| 9 | Maxham removed an empty paint tin from the seat of the nearest armchair and sat down with a sigh of relief ‘ I 've got this verruca , ’ he confided . |
| 10 | When she was dressed and ready to head for work , Alex sat down with a cup of coffee and thought once more about Matthew Prescott . |
| 11 | She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him . |
| 12 | Then he sat down with a cup of coffee . |
| 13 | They sat down with a glass each before making the final assault on the stacking of the dishwasher ready for Mrs Thrigg in the morning . |
| 14 | Meredith sat down with a thump . |
| 15 | He sat down with a sigh , rubbing one hand over his eyes . |
| 16 | He unclipped the empty drum and slammed on a full one , thrust the gun forward and sat down with a thud that shook the cockpit . |
| 17 | She piled a week 's dirty clothes into the washing-machine , and sat down with a book . |
| 18 | She felt sick again , and sat down with a plonk . |