Example sentences of "[noun prp] sit [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have worked with him during the time that he has been in his present post have come to admire the hard work , courage and assiduity with which he has pursued the object of bringing the parties within the island of Ireland to sit down with the British Government and resolve their differences . |
| 2 | I did it all on me own , of course Alan sat here like a bloody idiot , I said you sit there do n't get , he said I thought you were getting a cloth , I burnt all me arm trying to , jumping out , hacking me hair out there so I had to say to this bloke I said well there 's erm justice for you , he said what ? |
| 3 | Karen sat down in the soft , dark sand and let the ripples of cold Atlantic water wash round her thighs . |
| 4 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 5 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |
| 6 | Katherine sat back into the heavy leather chair , watching the tall , thin man , her face hard and impassive . |
| 7 | Zen sat down on the large sofa which occupied most of one wall , thinking about that last card which he 'd fondly thought he had up his sleeve . |
| 8 | Wycliffe was asking questions almost at random , trying to stimulate some animation but Matthew sat there like a well-trained dog , ready to make a given response at the appropriate signal . |
| 9 | Jackson sat there like an important man who was being kept from an engagement by a nuisance . |
| 10 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 11 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |
| 12 | Philip sat down on the wet scree thinking about the War , and Arnhem where Great Uncle John had been killed . |
| 13 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 14 | Aggie sat down on the wooden chair and drew Millie close to her side as the woman at the far side of the desk smiled gently at her , saying , ‘ I am very pleased to meet you , Mrs Winkowski . |
| 15 | A week later , however , Charlie Allen of the CIA sat down with an undercover agent in North 's office to hear North read from his notebook |
| 16 | Maxim sat carefully on the least-soft chair he could find . |
| 17 | " Well , " Graham said awkwardly as Sara sat down on the small bed , " that 's us told . " |
| 18 | Mrs Mallory sat down on an upright , wooden chair . |
| 19 | Yet , unable to refuse the implied reproach , Celia sat down in the antique rocking chair she had bought and allowed Miss Maynard to pass her the child . |
| 20 | MARTHA HARLEY SAT down on the mossy stone parapet of the old bridge to put on her shoes . |
| 21 | Cassie sat up with a sudden , sharp indignant movement . |
| 22 | So when the Trunchbull sat down on the Golden Syrup , the squelch was beautiful . |
| 23 | Tuppe sat gloomily upon the tall boy 's rucksack . |
| 24 | He let her go abruptly , walking out of the barn , and Jenna sat down on the bottom step of the dusty wooden stairs . |
| 25 | Christina sat down in the small desk chair , her legs unsteady . |
| 26 | After deciding to have her favourite crab-cakes , Christina sat back in the uncomfortable rattan chair , admiring Pauline 's Batik printed dress . |
| 27 | Charles sat gingerly on the mock leopard . |
| 28 | But Fagin sat silently by a dead fire , staring at the flame of a candle on the table beside him . |
| 29 | Benjamin sat down on a small bench near the pool and watched the silver , darting carp who swam in dashes of light amongst the water grass and luxuriant lily pads . |
| 30 | Satisfying himself that he was absolutely alone , Yanto sat down on a handy clump of grass and removed his boots , which together with the two rabbits , he placed under a nearby blackthorn bush . |