Example sentences of "[noun] sat [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 4 | Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school |
| 10 | Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun . |