Example sentences of "[noun] sat at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the kitchen Mrs Blakey comforted her and Mr Blakey sat at the scrubbed table stirring sugar into a cup of tea . |
| 2 | Miss Hazelwood sat at a high centre desk , seemingly reading a book . |
| 3 | Torpedo-shaped glass lifts offered noiseless access to the different levels , on one of which a pianist sat at a grand piano playing classical music while an enormous golden pendulum suspended from the roof swung slowly from one side of the atrium to the other . |
| 4 | I sat at one end of the table and Wallis sat at the other end . |
| 5 | Robert sat at a vacant space and put his head in his hands . |
| 6 | Jack 's mother Lilly sat at the far end of the table opposite her husband . |
| 7 | Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal . |
| 8 | The banker sat at an enormous desk surrounded by acres of carpet , in a room hung with what looked like Dutch Old Masters , though I suppose they may have been reproductions . |
| 9 | Emily sat at the scrubbed table and the startled look on Letty 's face made her smile ruefully . |
| 10 | The curtains were drawn and Sean Riley sat at a crowded desk doing his accounts . |
| 11 | George sat at the white Formica table and smiled . |
| 12 | The shepherd poured some wine from a tattered straw flask into four greasy tumblers and the men sat at the oil-cloth-covered table . |
| 13 | Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother . |
| 14 | The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking . |
| 15 | The doctor sat at the open window of the hut , from which position , without ever moving , he examined the passengers . |
| 16 | An MP sat at a small table beside it . |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth sat at a round table with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , near the Lord Mayor 's canopy . |
| 18 | Her butterfly cap sat at a saucy angle on her black hair . |
| 19 | Her Royal Highness sat at a round table with the Duke and Duchess of Westminster , Viscount and Viscountess Astor , Mr and Mrs Ian Bruce he is the Director General of the RNIB ; $insert names$ and his sister Lady Aird who has been one of Princess Margaret 's ladies-in-waiting for thirty years , and was in attendance this evening . |
| 20 | He and Bowyer sat at the high table , the Santerres and ourselves were treated as onlookers . |
| 21 | The Gnomes sat at the far table , eating and drinking happily , whiling away an amiable half hour by telling anyone who would listen the entire history of the Crown Jewels and the history of the Gallan forges . |
| 22 | Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him . |
| 23 | Below , the prisoners sat at the far side of a rank of yellow-decked tables , with their little visitors — women , kids , the old — ranged opposite on kitchen chairs . |
| 24 | About a week later , the family sat at the small table eating dinner . |