Example sentences of "[pron] sit [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sit with the reeking instrument . |
| 2 | I sit on a flat stone in one — the straw thatched roof would just have cleared my head — imagining what was kept in the neat stone alcoves . |
| 3 | I sit on a smooth stone and watch yellow-breasted finches in their dipping flights across the still-warm air . |
| 4 | I sit on the wooden floor for a moment to gather my strength , also to decide exactly where I should take the relics to dispose of them . |
| 5 | When I write biographies , I sit at a large kitchen table with a wide surface on which books and papers can be laid , essential for checking quotations or references . |
| 6 | Meanwhile I sit in the spacious bar-restaurant , in this drool parlour , in this fancy vomitorium . |
| 7 | After breakfast , I sit in the outgoing waiting-room , facing the door , with Jackie and the women of yesterday morning clutching their knees and their overnight bags , looking pale . |
| 8 | Another says : ‘ I pray best when I sit before the Blessed Sacrament , or look at the Crucifix without saying anything — just being with the Lord . ’ |
| 9 | Bloody hurt it bruises , you sit on it and it does n't , I thought I might , I suppose after a while you 'll get blisters but it 's bruised , when you sit on the bloody thing . |
| 10 | A stream flows nearby , bubbling and gurgling , and you sit beneath a large , shady tree . |
| 11 | You sit in a rocking chair but ca n't make it go . |
| 12 | ‘ You sit in the front row , ’ the guard informed Manescu as other members who had travelled in the cavalcade began to filter into the large room . |
| 13 | Behind the scenes , many who sit on the Conservative Benches are betraying their concern even before the Bill has received its Second Reading . |
| 14 | at the same time , there are people who sit in the middle ground |
| 15 | We sit on the dead leaves at the foot of the vent , backs against the stone . |
| 16 | Bailey gives me instant coffee and a plate of Tesco jam doughnuts , still in their plastic packet , and we sit at a dusty picnic table outside , slapping off flies . |
| 17 | We sit underneath the floral light display and look at the menu . |
| 18 | We sit in the deep armchairs , both brooding on private thoughts . |
| 19 | We sit in the big room and watch some unedited footage from the ‘ Runaway ’ video . |
| 20 | They sit with the European peoples party in parliament . |
| 21 | When you 're doing a melody like Rubina or Always With Me , Always With You they sit at a nice register , but the chorus , second verse of Cryin ’ is right up there , War is up there , Friends is up there . |
| 22 | They sit in a long line in York , yeah ? |
| 23 | Thirty yards back along the street they sit in a murky Cavalier . |
| 24 | If all the frogs pursue this policy , they sit in a tight clump . |
| 25 | Other birds of prey may also arouse strong responses if they sit in a conspicuous position during the daylight hours . |
| 26 | The persons alleged to have picked up the letter then chase the accusers round the circle and try to catch them before they sit in the empty space , as in the previous game . |
| 27 | What the hell did I get it for — to have it sit on the fucking shelf ? |