Example sentences of "[noun] sat at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the kitchen Mrs Blakey comforted her and Mr Blakey sat at the scrubbed table stirring sugar into a cup of tea . |
| 2 | I sat at one end of the table and Wallis sat at the other end . |
| 3 | Jack 's mother Lilly sat at the far end of the table opposite her husband . |
| 4 | Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal . |
| 5 | Emily sat at the scrubbed table and the startled look on Letty 's face made her smile ruefully . |
| 6 | George sat at the white Formica table and smiled . |
| 7 | The shepherd poured some wine from a tattered straw flask into four greasy tumblers and the men sat at the oil-cloth-covered table . |
| 8 | Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother . |
| 9 | The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking . |
| 10 | The doctor sat at the open window of the hut , from which position , without ever moving , he examined the passengers . |
| 11 | He and Bowyer sat at the high table , the Santerres and ourselves were treated as onlookers . |
| 12 | The Gnomes sat at the far table , eating and drinking happily , whiling away an amiable half hour by telling anyone who would listen the entire history of the Crown Jewels and the history of the Gallan forges . |
| 13 | Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him . |
| 14 | Below , the prisoners sat at the far side of a rank of yellow-decked tables , with their little visitors — women , kids , the old — ranged opposite on kitchen chairs . |
| 15 | About a week later , the family sat at the small table eating dinner . |