Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If he was he would sit down at the negotiating table with us . ’
2 ‘ Do sit down at the table , ’ she said to the rude young man .
3 If one did not sit down at the table there would be a gap , an empty space that would spoil the symmetry of the host 's table .
4 And eventually they told us to go upstairs and sit down at the table .
5 To that representative of the religious élite who by his bland statement , ‘ How happy are those who will sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God ! , ’ revealed that he counted on a reserved seat , our Lord told the parable of the Great Feast .
6 Write about one main incident or object ( Chekhov said you could select anything you saw and write about it , but do n't sit down at the typewriter before the idea has gelled in your mind .
7 Can you sit up at the table then ?
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