Example sentences of "[noun] sat on the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But not everyone ; a young soldier and his girlfriend sat on the balustrade , dangling their legs over the water , oblivious of anyone else .
2 A day later , Corbett sat on the edge of his own bed in Leighton Manor watching Maeve busy herself round the room .
3 They stood , their arms round each other , staring at the view before them , then at last , turning from the window , David sat on the bed and pulled her between his legs so that as she stood with her hands on his shoulders he pressed his head against her stomach .
4 Valerie sat on the sofa .
5 Travis sat on the edge of the bed and gently caressed her fair hair away from her face with a hand that was ever so slightly unsteady .
6 As Cierva visualized , the aircraft sat on the ground whilst the engine drove the rotors at zero pitch to overspeed through a near vertical shaft .
7 Lucy sat on the edge of the bed .
8 Scott sat on the edge of his own bed listening intently , hands clasped on his knees .
9 Bigger nations sat on the fence .
10 The twins perched themselves on the bed , Zach sat on the chair by the desk and George and Willie sat cross-legged with their backs leaning against the bookcase .
11 Richard sat on the side of the bed and looked at the floor .
12 For example , three representatives from the Isle of Ely sat on the committee although only four short courses had been arranged in that Authority .
13 Rodney sat on the bed .
14 Maggie sat on the bed and fumed but it was not long before she started to smile .
15 Molly and Hugh sat on the terrace unable to concentrate on anything else .
16 The boy sat on the floor beside her , carving a piece of balsa wood .
17 The boy sat on the edge of the bed .
18 ‘ My delivery boy sat on the bacon slicer this morning , ’ said the grocer .
19 While Emma bathed Ruth , Rachaela sat on the chintz sofa looking at the Chinese statuettes and blue glass animals .
20 Rachaela sat on the chintz chair , and asked herself if she felt anything , any pang .
21 Rachaela sat on the ground , on the slope of unbuilt land up the street , where the van came when the van came .
22 Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall , Humpty Dumpty had a great fall all the king 's horses and all the king 's men could n't put Humpty together again
23 Yeah Humpty dumpty sat on the wall , humpty dumpty had a great fall , all the king 's horses and all the king 's men could n't put humpty together again
24 Kiah and Rilla sat on the floor near the door .
25 Gav and Janice sat on the couch , loosely attired in dressing gowns and watching a video .
26 A cut glass tumbler sat on the coffee table beside a bottle of gin and a bottle of tonic water .
27 Jane sat on the bank and marvelled at their courage .
28 Bob and Tessa sat on the floor , their arms round each other .
29 A black female cat sat on the floor while her three kittens squealed in the bath , said Mr Owens .
30 The result is certainly a change of meaning : The cat sat on the moss ; but in this case it is impossible to find a different sentence in which the same substitution of forms produces a parallel change of meaning .
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