Example sentences of "[was/were] sitting down [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Coming sir , ’ they both trilled , and soon we were sitting down at the dining table in a corner of the living-room . |
| 2 | Only when they were sitting down in the chop-house and Dr Neil had ordered them soup and rolls , followed by lamb chops with seasonal vegetables , and a glass of red wine each — ‘ Good for your shattered nerves , ’ he said gravely — and they were waiting for the soup to arrive did Sally-Anne have time to look about her . |
| 3 | She was sitting down at the table ; he thought she really was looking very ill and wretched but his tender pride kept him silent . |
| 4 | Alan was sitting down at the end of the lawn , his back to the house ‘ so you do n't distract me ’ , finishing off some work for Monday . |
| 5 | Well , it 's , it 's simple that if I got up at half past six , and took him up a cup of tea at quarter too seven , and when he was around at seven o'clock , I was grilling bacon and I was frying eggs , and I hope , I do n't know whether perhaps it 's my cold , but , I , I just used to feel terribly unwell after he 'd gone , for about two hours and my legs were so wobbly , I was sitting down on the sofa , I may go back yet to cooking him breakfast if I feel like it , but , the , I mean if I can say to these chaps that , there are times when I do n't feel like doing things , well , I reckon Dave that they are so glad to be in that house with the central heating , with the twenty four hour er , er a day water , and the comfort , there not going to argue . |
| 6 | She was sitting down on the couch with Newman beside her . |
| 7 | Mrs Wright was sitting down on the bank , the gun across her knees . |
| 8 | It was just as I was sitting down in the living room with my cup of coffee that I realised I 'd left my bag on the train . |
| 9 | She was sitting down by the gate , one hand on her neck , her head canted over at a fierce angle . |