Example sentences of "[pron] sat down at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat down at the keyboard blowing my mind with Puccini . |
| 2 | After walking round the dining-room with my memories I sat down at the stone table . |
| 3 | I sat down at the kitchen table to watch Mrs Clamp work . |
| 4 | I sat down at the end of one of the tables and looked around me . |
| 5 | She sat down at the desk , pulling a sheaf of notes towards her , her whole body trembling with tension as she felt Luke Calder watching her . |
| 6 | She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick . |
| 7 | When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before . |
| 8 | Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall . |
| 9 | Before John could answer , she sat down at the child 's side , took out a lace handkerchief , and , with her free hand , dabbed at the run of the tears . |
| 10 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 11 | As she sat down at the table she said to the child , ‘ Sit up now . ’ |
| 12 | She sat down at the table reserved for the traveller with the skin grafts and began to score the cloth with a fork . |
| 13 | She sat down at the table again . |
| 14 | She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane . |
| 15 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 16 | She sat down at the table for two Roman had selected , and tossed her hair back from her face ; Roman had pulled the pins out as soon as they had left the hotel and placed them in his pocket . |
| 17 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 18 | Candles burned on the table where they were to dine and as she sat down at the table she banished the sob for evermore . |
| 19 | She sat down at the helm , resting one hand on the tiller , and thrusting the other into her pocket . |
| 20 | When they sat down at the kitchen table , Emily perched on the edge of her chair , and her hands were never still . |
| 21 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
| 22 | They sat down at the table . |
| 23 | They sat down at the table and Monks started immediately . |
| 24 | He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw . |
| 25 | ‘ Bob 's got his girl-friend staying with him , ’ he said to Jannie , still grinning , as he sat down at the kitchen table and sipped absently at the cup of coffee which had appeared there . |
| 26 | ‘ I never expected to see you — or anyone else — up here this morning , ’ Seb admitted honestly as he sat down at the kitchen table . |
| 27 | He began to walk towards the Monument in the glare of the headlights , then he sat down at the stone table and beckoned . |
| 28 | He sat down at the desk and dialled Stuart Baxter 's private number . |
| 29 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 30 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |