Example sentences of "[coord] sat [adv] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sir Ralph ( he had been knighted by Margaret Thatcher in 1980 for raising money from commerce and industry to finance the activities of Conservative Central Office when in Opposition ) bought a coffee and sat down at a corner table .
2 She took a couple of cookery books from a shelf in the kitchen , and sat down at the dining-table to look through them .
3 She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her .
4 After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee .
5 Dexter dragged over a chair and sat down at the desk .
6 At Peking we were met by quite a delegation of people , and sat down at the airport for some formal introductions and speeches .
7 He then marched up the hall , climbed on to the dais and sat down at the head of the table there , snapping his fingers for Athelstan to join him .
8 At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them .
9 Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca .
10 After he had fed him he wiped his boots dry with an old rag , put the kettle on and sat down at the table with pencil and paper .
11 He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table .
12 He stood glowering at her dangerously ; then abruptly shoved the cup on to the windowsill , among some geraniums that stood there in pots , and sat down at the table .
13 She made a cup of tea , and sat down at the table in her tiny kitchen to drink it .
14 Then he put more wood on the fire and sat down at the table again with his books .
15 After much genuine persuasion , Shelley thanked them and sat down at the table .
16 He found an old , broken chair and sat down at the piano .
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