Example sentences of "[noun] sit [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mile interviewer with sleek hair sits awkwardly on a high-tech chair , agreeing with him . |
| 2 | The cheapest and most practical method was for the shikari to sit out over a tethered bait in a tree hide or machan waiting for the tiger to appear . |
| 3 | They then worked slowly through the chronology , all the parties sitting informally round a small table ; so informal , in the mythology , that the subsequent TV docudrama put Meese in a startling pink-and-lavender tracksuit , drinking coffee from a mug . |
| 4 | I did it all on me own , of course Alan sat here like a bloody idiot , I said you sit there do n't get , he said I thought you were getting a cloth , I burnt all me arm trying to , jumping out , hacking me hair out there so I had to say to this bloke I said well there 's erm justice for you , he said what ? |
| 5 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 6 | Calm down , an inner voice cautioned , as she stalked across the room to sit exhaustedly on a striped upholstered stool by a mirrored dressing-table . |
| 7 | Wycliffe was asking questions almost at random , trying to stimulate some animation but Matthew sat there like a well-trained dog , ready to make a given response at the appropriate signal . |
| 8 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 9 | The Duchess of Kent and 60 guests sat down to a delicious fish meal while patients had to make do with quiche or ham salad . |
| 10 | Two needlework cushions with tassels designed by David and made by a friend sit happily with a traditional Amish quilt . |
| 11 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |
| 12 | Declining the unctuous offer of the drymatic machine , he wrapped himself in a towel and sauntered through to his living room , where a sleek computer housed in non-reflecting black sat seductively on a complex work station . |
| 13 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 14 | On Saturday nights around 30 people sit down to a four-course SE Asian banquet . |
| 15 | Brian sits reflectively for a few moments … |
| 16 | This brass is thought to have been made by a Flemish craftsman , and depicts a woman sitting up in a four poster bed with her children around her , and twins in a cradle alongside and at the foot of the inscription Lambarde had inscribed " No lady was more full of reverence towards God than she " . |
| 17 | I thought this a stupid attitude , rather as if people sitting comfortably in a first-class railway carriage should complain that being an engine driver was a filthy occupation . |
| 18 | Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief . |
| 19 | At the end of the day 550 people sat down for a superb dinner in the marquee , prepared by and his team , where the trophies and prizes from the Grand Draw were presented , followed by a disco . |
| 20 | Cassie sat up with a sudden , sharp indignant movement . |
| 21 | At 7 o'clock the office bearers , a number of the brethren and their lady friends sat down to a sumptuous repast in a granary tastefully decorated with evergreen and flags and after a long toast list the tables were removed for dancing . |
| 22 | The girls sat down on a large pew-looking bench in the alcove and laughed at Billy who was standing with his back to the blazing logs doing his knee bending policeman act . |
| 23 | ‘ Shamus sitting there like a stuck pig , and Kevin lookin' at his teacup . |
| 24 | Just over two million of our pupils sit down to a knife-and-fork meal at midday . |
| 25 | But Fagin sat silently by a dead fire , staring at the flame of a candle on the table beside him . |
| 26 | Benjamin sat down on a small bench near the pool and watched the silver , darting carp who swam in dashes of light amongst the water grass and luxuriant lily pads . |
| 27 | The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock . |
| 28 | Satisfying himself that he was absolutely alone , Yanto sat down on a handy clump of grass and removed his boots , which together with the two rabbits , he placed under a nearby blackthorn bush . |
| 29 | To his surprise , when they got to the pub , he found Valerie Cass sitting there over a large gin . |
| 30 | She turned round and looked at the brass-dialled clock sitting starkly on a red brick wall to the side of them and added , ‘ Only half-past eight . ’ |