Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] sat [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three dull-red baby Edam bombs sat among the gleaming cutlery . |
| 2 | A few fishing boats sat in the lagoon , some outrigger canoes were drawn up on the sand and one small pleasure yacht , which must have come from another island , was anchored to a buoy . |
| 3 | Miss Barrett sat in the chair , and Rachaela sat down on one of the hard chairs by the table . |
| 4 | The tape recorder sat on the table between a fluted glass containing an artificial rose and the giant black pepper grinder the waiter had inadvertently left behind . |
| 5 | Guthrie Hepwood sat at the head of the table with Leith seated on his right , and with Naylor next to her . |
| 6 | Kathleen Lavender sat on the end of her bed and wept a few tears of fear and uncertainty and regret . |
| 7 | No Soviet bloc representatives sat on the Commission . |
| 8 | Paul Lexington and Bobby Anscombe sat through the whole play in silence . |
| 9 | Her sewing basket sat on the kitchen table where she had left it , after lunch . |
| 10 | Liam Devlin sat at the piano in the Lights of Lisbon , a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth , a glass of wine on one side . |
| 11 | Aunt Bella sat at the table , poring over catalogues , surveying the accounts , calculating . |
| 12 | Sergeant Warden sat in the hard-backed chair , notebook at the ready . |
| 13 | Non-personal injury cases involving claims below £20,000 were identified for transfer to the county court and three extra Circuit judges sat in the High Court for three months to take Queen 's Bench cases . |
| 14 | Two cooks in white jackets and blue and white check trousers sat on the edge of a table having a conversation about their night out in Lille . |
| 15 | Inside the living room at 495 Greenway Gardens Buchanan sat in the armchair Grimwood had occupied , legs stretched out , crossed at the ankles . |
| 16 | Mr Trotter sat by the roaring fire , reading his science magazine when suddenly , his peace was shattered by screaming coming from outside . |
| 17 | In the kitchen Mrs Blakey comforted her and Mr Blakey sat at the scrubbed table stirring sugar into a cup of tea . |
| 18 | He and Mr Fletcher sat at the table and Willie took one of the mugs and perched himself on the stool in front of the range . |
| 19 | Martin Jackson sat among the people waiting by the arrivals gate and read a journal he 'd picked up at the news-stand . |
| 20 | Mrs Bolger who 's expecting a baby next month has not been in court but her husband Ralph sat through the first two days . |
| 21 | Mr Nitch-Smith sat on the stage during Lonrho 's annual general meeting in March . |
| 22 | The familiar figure of Selwyn Hopkins sat on the bench under the horse chestnut tree , gazing out over the estuary . |
| 23 | Helen Sandberg sat at the radio in the control room . |
| 24 | The girls from Beckingsale House sat in the pews right at the back , their clothing resembling prison uniform . |
| 25 | Ambassador Fairweather sat at the end of the table . |
| 26 | Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal . |
| 27 | That night Gabriel sat on the planking where his bed had been , and rehearsed brave , off-hand , modest responses to the playmaster 's sympathy … |
| 28 | Mrs Lennox sat on the bed beside Maggie . |
| 29 | Mrs Fletcher , Roe Padfield and Mrs Thatcher sat on the low cupboard by the door and Tom pulled the table out so that everyone could squeeze round on three chairs , a stool and the arm of the armchair . |
| 30 | Throughout the night Joanna sat on the floor , too terrified to cry out for help or remove the blindfold despite being in agony as her contact lenses dried in her eyes . |