Example sentences of "[pron] sat [adv] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For a long time I sat out on the crumbling turf , with the blue distances below , and warm sun lying over this lovely autumn land .
2 I sat down on the only patch of turf
3 I sat down on the wooden bed .
4 Way back in 1957 I had talked my boss into allowing me to learn to fly helicopters with the British European Airways Helicopter Unit at Gatwick and in 1960 I sat in on the first ground school course BOAC conducted for their senior captains converting to the first Boeing 707s .
5 The guy who sat out on the Common , waiting for the spacemen to come .
6 She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room .
7 She sat down on the low wall .
8 She sat down on the battered settle and opened the letter .
9 She sat down on the other side of the desk .
10 Placing the night-light against the wall she sat down on the top stair , humping the eiderdown high over her shoulders and gazing into the darkness .
11 We sat down on the little grass patch where the strolling players set up their tent .
12 So they sat down on a big , flat , comfortable stone in the grass .
13 By common consent they sat down on the wet seat of ‘ Traveller 's Rest ’ , huddled under the umbrella , and stared out across the city .
14 They sat down on the double one .
15 They sat together on the rattling tram , Fred holding her hand and Carrie biting her bottom lip in frustration as the tram stopped at the Tower Bridge Hotel for the conductor to alter the points .
16 In the drawing room they sat together on the large settee .
17 He sat down on a tiny painted nursery chair beside the bed .
18 He sat down on a small bedside chair , leaving Culley and Dawson no other option than to sit on the bed , which they did , side by side , like travellers on a train .
19 He sat down on a hard kitchen chair and stared hopefully up at Coffin .
20 He sat down on a white , tulip-shaped chair .
21 He sat down on the far side of the room and I caught only a brief view of him through the dancers , but it was undoubtedly Ralph Pike still at large .
22 He sat down on the bare rock and shook his head .
23 ‘ I did n't know you were home , ’ said Terry , as he sat down on the adjacent bed .
24 He sat down on the top step of the landing outside numbers 3 and 4 .
25 Tired of it all , he sat down on the thin , wet , short grass .
26 He sat down on the next stool .
27 He sat down on the wooden chair and I sat on the bed .
28 The two of them sat together on the damp grass .
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