Example sentences of "[pers pn] seat [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self conscious in my normal clothes I seated myself at the rear of the upper stalls . |
| 2 | She seated herself at the desk . |
| 3 | At two o'clock she seated herself at a window-table in a restaurant overlooking the Nile , near where the houseboat was moored . |
| 4 | She seated herself at the desk , relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room . |
| 5 | Then she seated herself opposite him , and drew forward a small table , on which were two packs of cards . |
| 6 | ‘ Does one , ’ asked Gay rhetorically , as she seated herself on the foot of the bed , ‘ quarrel with those to whom one is totally indifferent ? ’ |
| 7 | Then she seated herself on the edge of the bed and , breathing deeply , raised the phone up to her ear . |
| 8 | She seated herself by the fireplace , and motioned the two men to sit . |
| 9 | She seated herself in a wicker chair and took her mug without speaking . |
| 10 | Quickly I tidied away and washed the tea things , then she seated herself in front of the harmonium , pulled out the stops and began to play . |
| 11 | She seated herself in the bay window and said to George , ‘ Are you not supposed to be at Cambridge ? |
| 12 | She seated herself in the row in front of me , but before she did so she looked round , perhaps to see if after all there was anyone present whom she recognised . |
| 13 | What 's more … ’ she seated herself in one of the button-back chairs ‘ … |
| 14 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
| 15 | Ronni cast him a glance , as they seated themselves at opposite sides of the table . |
| 16 | He seated himself at one end , and Emily sat beside him . |
| 17 | He seated himself at his desk and , as usual , resorted to holding open a book — this time it was Who 's Who — turning a page to and fro . |
| 18 | He seated himself on the cold tiles and picked at their dark dusty colours with one finger . |
| 19 | He seated himself beside her , seemingly unaware that a rag doll and two lead soldiers had occupied the chair before he reached it . |
| 20 | When he had settled her , gently and with professional competence , he seated himself in the chair opposite . |
| 21 | He seated himself in a chair and Emily paused for a moment , she could hardly ask the maid to bring the girl into the drawing-room where Spencer would be listening to every word . |
| 22 | Separating the tails of his jacket , he seated himself in the opposite chair , a frown creasing his forehead as he glanced about the room . |
| 23 | His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her . |
| 24 | Then he was reaching for his own glass and inviting her to sit in one of the wicker armchairs overlooking the bay while he seated himself in the chair beside her . |
| 25 | He looked too big for the room as he seated himself in one of the armchairs . |
| 26 | ‘ Harry not back yet ? ’ he asked , as he seated himself by the open fireplace . |
| 27 | Looking at Philip Swallow now , as he seats himself in a low , upholstered chair facing her , Robyn has difficulty in recognizing the jet-set philanderer of Rupert Sutcliffe 's description . |