Example sentences of "[pron] sit [adv] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I sat there a long time , bored , with a cold bottom , and I was about to open the pub door to tell him I was going home when I saw the organ grinder trundling his barrel-organ down the street .
2 I sat back a little bit more than usual and made sure things were organised .
3 And so if you sit just a little bit further forward , that 's fine .
4 It 'll be all hands on deck from now on , ’ Moran told the girls as they sat over a late breakfast .
5 They sat round a quiet corner table .
6 They sat round a huge log fire , the flickering flames casting long shadows against the far wall .
7 And I think they sat back a little bit , you know , and maybe tried to defend the three nothing lead .
8 Friuli is a particularly rich site for bird trappers , since it sits aside the main north-south trans-European migratory route .
9 ‘ I saw myself sitting around a huge table eating supper with an assortment of generations — the way they do in all the films I 've seen about Italians . ’
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