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

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1 After a while I sat down in a secret place by the Cherwell and fell to musing about how I had once myself aspired to Oxford , how one of my lecturers at Edinburgh had urged me to go on to read for a B.Litt. there , but of course the war had put an end to any such ambitions .
2 With a second cup in my hand , I sat down in an upright chair opposite my hostess .
3 I sat down in the long grass , puzzled to understand my weakness .
4 So I sat down in the warm , and ate the man 's breakfast .
5 Then they sat down in the great dining hall to drink .
6 ‘ Because one thing 's for certain , Charlie Trumper , ’ she told him as they sat down in the little room at the back of Salmon 's to check the monthly accounts , ‘ you do n't know the first thing about butchery .
7 He sat down in a vacant chair and at once the younger cadet hurried to serve him with tea from a spotless samovar .
8 Then he sat down in the great oak chair by the fire and enjoyed his tea .
9 He sat down in the big easy-chair beside the kitchen range , took me on his knee and read me a story .
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