Example sentences of "[pron] [be] sit at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geoffrey himself was sitting at a small desk . |
| 2 | Five minutes later she was sitting at a small table at the back of the dining-room , hidden from but within full hearing of the noisy bar . |
| 3 | She was sitting at a littered table with two noisy West Indians in colourful pullovers and a jaded , almost middle-aged fat lady with a fur coat . |
| 4 | When he entered , she was sitting at the big table . |
| 5 | They were sitting at a round table . |
| 6 | IXI describes the software as a virtual workspace — the product enables users to operate and work in a windowing environment that extends well beyond the physical space constraint of their monitor , as if they were sitting at a huge screen . |
| 7 | They were sitting at an outside table in one of the corner cafés of the Ataba el Khadra , out of reach of the traffic but strategically placed so that they could watch not only all the interesting things that went on in the square but also the more sophisticated exchanges which went on between tourist and native in Musky Street . |
| 8 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |
| 9 | He derived some comfort from Rajiv 's habitual elegance ; wearing a suit , shirt and tie that must have cost two months of his salary as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State , he was sitting at the other side of the large , uncompromising desk that the Department provides for its most senior officials , not a hair out of place and his black eyes alive with amusement . |
| 10 | ‘ We ca n't work out how he could have killed his wife while he was sitting at the opposite end of the table , ’ said Constable Bewman näively . |