Example sentences of "[modal v] be sitting [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was , understandably , taking us for a couple whose holiday idyll he had interrupted , though why we should be sitting by the fire at that hour , with me in a not very elegant dressing-gown and Ewen in stained jeans and a guernsey it would be hard to imagine . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll be sitting at the back and I do n't want anybody showing up the firm , asking questions , telling tales , you get my meaning ? ’ |
| 3 | so I 'll be sitting talking to Donna , cos Donna , Helen and Jenny be sitting in one group with Sarah , they 'll be chatting away and I 'll be sitting in the middle , sitting on |
| 4 | we 'll be sitting in the playground for ages , well standing in the playground for ages . |
| 5 | Yeah but you 'll be sitting in the chair wo n't you love ? |
| 6 | And she 'd be sitting on the edge of her chair with a smile stitched to her face as she willed the rest of the party to get a move-on so she could go and make sure Camille was home and safe . |
| 7 | and it was like standing , and you 'd be sitting on the steps |
| 8 | you said that you 'd be sitting round the fire , but wh when you were when you were in your own house |
| 9 | Stella I 've mentioned ; Stella I was her full title , she would be sitting at the bar , and then later , Stella II would be sitting there beside her . |
| 10 | He has described how everyone present would be sitting at the bar or a small table , sipping drinks and engaged in quiet conversation . |
| 11 | It would be sitting at the pictures if I could have the money to do it fill time . |
| 12 | I would be sitting in the car looking out at the fascinating scenery , my mum and my brother would be doing the same , my sister would be looking at a book and my dad would be driving . |
| 13 | My mother would probably be the nearest one to it er sat at the corner near the fire and all the kids would be sitting round the table doing something you know . |
| 14 | For the man at the centre of the police inquiry will be sitting on the committee that could decide their fate . |
| 15 | Another member of the group will be sitting on the chair with eyes closed and will point in the direction of the slightest sound . |
| 16 | As we all know , it is a matter of only a few weeks before the joyous day when the boot will be on the other foot and the right hon. Gentleman will be sitting on the Opposition Front Bench making speeches on timetable motions . |
| 17 | In some schools you will be asked to participate with other students in basic class work over a weekend ( as happens at the Bristol Old Vic drama school ) and in some you may find yourself being judged partly by senior students of the school who will be sitting with the faculty panel ( which is something that happens at Drama Centre ) . |