Example sentences of "[noun] sat [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |
| 4 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 5 | A week later , however , Charlie Allen of the CIA sat down with an undercover agent in North 's office to hear North read from his notebook |
| 6 | Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief . |
| 7 | Mrs Mallory sat down on an upright , wooden chair . |
| 8 | One hundred and fifty staff , directors and partners sat down for an excellent meal at the venue followed by an equally good disco . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Cassie sat up with a sudden , sharp indignant movement . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun . |
| 18 | Alice sat down in a big chair at one end . |
| 19 | Cabochon sat down on an empty couch . |
| 20 | Eventually the men at the long table sat back in a happy state of having eaten and drunk as much as they could possibly hold . |