Example sentences of "sat [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And on them , talking and laughing , sat so many women that Folly closed her eyes in shock .
2 Of him , that Holy man , who sat so rapt
3 The hairs on his forearm brushed hers , he sat so close .
4 He pushed her gently down on to the settee and sat so close to her that she could hardly breathe for fear that she 'd betray how much she wanted him .
5 As they sat down one BOR retaliated by asking for a special item from the Baptist villagers .
6 She sat down one afternoon with the idea of coiling gold and silver thread into starbursts on milk-bottle tops .
7 It was obvious to everyone from the moment they sat down that Zach was bursting to tell them something .
8 When he got his breath back he told Sutton it was imperative they sat down that night , the next night , the night after — however long it would take to thrash out a plan for the paper .
9 The silhouette sat down next to the snoring man , and looked hard at him .
10 Glancing over my shoulder to make sure he had n't seen me , I jostled my way to the rear and sat down next to a window .
11 But after a moment , he sat down next to her .
12 ‘ After all , you do n't have to drive to get home any more , do you ? ’ and then he went and sat down next to the tourist .
13 Bodie entered the gallery and sat down next to Cowley , grimacing as he saw the open-heart operation below .
14 Sylvie sat down next to Carlo , a little too close .
15 He sat down next to her and took her hand .
16 I sat down next to him and put my hand on his arm .
17 ‘ Have some skoosh , ’ Ash said as I sat down next to her .
18 Wearily he sat down next to her on the sofa and worried at his hair .
19 I sat down next to Mum .
20 But then he smiled , and sat down next to her .
21 He sat down next to her and the sofa dipped under his weight so that it was an effort to keep her body erect .
22 ‘ What did he say ? ’ she asked as Felipe sat down next to her .
23 She sat down next to Mike , who started to introduce her to everybody .
24 Mercy sat down next to him .
25 He just put the Thing down on the floor and sat down next to it , and watched them .
26 A figure moved across from the dark corner in which he had been having an earnest conversation with a black boy , and sat down next to her .
27 I did n't look at them good till I sat down next to Mr. Mendez .
28 She sat down next to him , trying not to show her awkwardness .
29 He came out on to the balcony with the bottle and sat down next to her .
30 Jealous of Lubor ? ’ and did n't know where she was when , as if he did n't think much of sitting opposite her in one chair while she had the huge couch all to herself , Ven suddenly moved from his chair and came and sat down next to her on the couch .
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