Example sentences of "[noun prp] sat [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child .
2 Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school
6 Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun .
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