Example sentences of "and sat [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After Dee left , we emptied the contents of our shiny carriers on to the floor and sat amid the jumble drinking coffee and trying on various ‘ finds ’ for each other 's approval , between ‘ oohs ’ and ‘ aahs ’ . |
| 2 | The woman next door came and sat beside her . |
| 3 | When her mother came and sat beside her , twisting her fingers nervously and pulling on and off her gloves , lifting and laying down her basket in agitation , Lily rallied a little . |
| 4 | Christopher came and sat beside her . |
| 5 | He came and sat beside her on the hearthrug . |
| 6 | Behind her , strained and silent , was Emily , who took her cup and sat beside the wooden black boy . |
| 7 | Timidly , she went close to the bed and when the invalid stretched out her hand she took it gratefully and sat beside her . |
| 8 | A few minutes late , I slipped into the half-full auditorium , spotted Sergei near the back , and sat beside him . |
| 9 | The Deaconess came over and sat beside me . |
| 10 | Dermot Kinane appeared out of the gloom and sat beside Kelly . |
| 11 | Later the black girl came and sat beside him on the sofa . |
| 12 | Hosanna padded down from the steps that led up to the patio door and sat beside her , lifting his right paw and placing it on her thigh . |
| 13 | He came down the tiny steps at the side of the stage and sat beside Zach . |
| 14 | I got out and sat beside Florence in the back . |
| 15 | He approached her now and sat beside her , saying : " Well , the relief has arrived after all . " |
| 16 | He went back in to Kate and sat beside her . |
| 17 | He came slowly and sat beside us . |
| 18 | It turned chilly in the afternoon , and a man in a bowler hat came and sat beside her and rubbed the side of his shoe up and down her leg . |
| 19 | But Finn came and sat beside her and gave her another cream bun , which she accepted gladly as a token of friendship , although she did not want it . |
| 20 | And she came in and she was telling us all about it , and another woman who was there , she was the one who , she went over and sat beside here and said , Oh never mind and , You know we we we 'll get it sorted out , and , You 're better off without him . |
| 21 | Then , closing the doors firmly behind him , turning the great key , he went across to her and sat beside her on the bed , drawing her close . |
| 22 | Fatima brought out an oil lamp and sat beside her . |
| 23 | She stepped up into the carriage and sat beside him . |
| 24 | Willis came in quietly and sat beside the child on the locker , covered with brand new flower-patterned cushions . |
| 25 | He came and sat beside her , saying that the story of Timothy Gedge seemed to be there to mock him . |
| 26 | He came round the bed and sat beside her . |
| 27 | He flicked up the tails of his brocade coat and sat beside her , stretching out his long legs . |
| 28 | When he placed her on the bed and sat beside her she was left in no doubt of his love . |
| 29 | He came closer and sat beside her on the grass , close , so that she could hardly concentrate on what she was supposed to be saying . |
| 30 | Nodding to the elderly man , who smiled and turned back to his own companion , he handed Ellie her drink , and sat beside her with his own pint . |