Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] chair " in BNC.
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| 1 | Devastated by the sudden realisation , she all but collapsed on to a nearby chair , her legs no longer capable of holding her up . |
| 2 | Charlie followed Mrs Shorrocks into Number 110 , joined her in the tiny kitchen and collapsed on to a wooden chair . |
| 3 | Her voice had risen and the child now sat down on a low chair and quickly took off her shoes , then pulled her grey stockings down over her knees before , standing up , she asked , ‘ Will you unhook me , please ? ’ |
| 4 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 5 | When fitzAlan stepped away from her and sat down on a nearby chair , hooking one booted foot over his knee and regarding her with grimly assessing eyes , her mind was clear once more , ready with the plan Matilda had outlined . |
| 6 | He sat down in a vacant chair and at once the younger cadet hurried to serve him with tea from a spotless samovar . |
| 7 | Alice sat down in a big chair at one end . |