Example sentences of "sitting down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the process of actually sitting down as a family — the shared activities of discussing common goals , of settling differences amicably and of treating one another with respect and dignity — that has a healing and constructive part to play . |
| 2 | ‘ And while we 're talking of friends , ’ said his Mum , sitting down beside him with her tea . |
| 3 | ‘ Not all that big , ’ Mungo said , sitting down beside her and showing her the golden ball . |
| 4 | ‘ 'T IS a cold night to be travellin' the roads , Father , ’ Bull O'Malley said , sitting down beside him . |
| 5 | Cadfael removed a simmering pot from the grid on the side of his brazier , set it aside on the earth floor to cool , and added a couple of turfs to damp down the glow , before straightening his back with some caution , and sitting down beside his friend . |
| 6 | ‘ Hi , ’ said her best friend , Sam , sitting down beside her and placing her bag of school books on an extended stain of dried urine . |
| 7 | ‘ Tunney , ’ she said , sitting down beside me , ‘ are you you yet ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It may surprise you to hear that typing is the last thing on my mind , ’ he said softly , sitting down beside her . |
| 9 | You 're letting in a draught , ’ whispered Izzie , sitting down beside him in the tail of the wagon . |
| 10 | For here his father was , sitting down beside him , hugging and kissing him , taking his hand again and laughing at the silly terrors his little game had aroused in his son . |
| 11 | Sitting down beside her , Michele pulled her on to his knee , cradling her as one would a child . |
| 12 | The above indicates that there is far more to negotiating than sitting down opposite the other party and trying to bargain . |
| 13 | As he drew closer he could see the outlines of people sitting down under the shade of a tree near the river . |
| 14 | It was winter and I was changing her clothes three times a day and my self-control snapped and I shook her very hard to stop her sitting down without her pants and was so upset by my behaviour and frightened by what I had done that they agreed to put her in a home . |
| 15 | It was good to be sitting down with a family for dinner even though I did n't understand everything the Frenchman and his wife were talking about . |
| 16 | She 's sitting down with her back to me , just like she always used to , and I 'm brushing slow and gentle , making her hair nice and neat . |
| 17 | As for that video , what could be more relaxing and companionable than sitting down with Marks&Spencer meals on our knees and watching it in company ? |
| 18 | It is just a question of sitting down with people like Roy Evans and taking it from there . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm just sitting down with a drink and the news before dinner . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , whatever was that ? ’ she used to cry , sitting down with a thump on anything that was handy , whenever one of them exploded within hearing . |
| 21 | The next task is to cut the hide to a more manageable size , and I assumed that the straps would be cut out at this stage , so looked around for someone sitting down with a steel rule and a knife . |
| 22 | The truly interested would undoubtedly be better off sitting down with a less amusing but ultimately more useful camcorder manual . |
| 23 | For instance , sitting down with some of the battered wives , she leaned across the table , chin on hand , asking each woman in turn : ‘ How long can you stay here ? |
| 24 | So it was then a question of just sitting down with a blank sheet of paper and starting to draw , because a Designer thinks about structures and design only by doing it , by drawing what 's in his mind . |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't expect this treatment from my father 's oldest friend , ’ said Monks angrily , sitting down with a frown on his face . |
| 26 | ‘ What have you learned , Lili ? ’ asked my mother , at last sitting down with a cup of tea before her . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , there are some pretty primitive creatures driving around with money in their Torpedoes and Boomerangs , or sitting down with money at the Mahatma or the Assisi , or just standing there with money , in the shops , in the pubs , in the streets . |
| 28 | should be sitting down with staff who 've been on courses . |
| 29 | Charlotte was counting the seconds until he should extricate himself , and he did it in less time than she had expected , and without even the pretence of sitting down with her . |
| 30 | I brought the wine because I like it , which is no way to treat a lady , but I also liked the thought of sitting down with her , talking about interesting things , in the way you do with wine . |