Example sentences of "beside [pron] sit [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Beside him sit the other island dignitaries , the representatives of each of the six communities into which the island is divided . |
2 | Beside him sat a man of such immense proportions that Eddie Stratton wondered how he could ever fit into the seat that had been booked for him on the flight to Heathrow , scheduled to leave in forty minutes ' time . |
3 | At the controls sat a youngish man in no sort of uniform , and beside him sat an older man in cleanish overalls with grease on his fingers . |
4 | Beside her sat a tousled youth , enveloped in a woolly scarf . |
5 | Beside her sat the treasurer , a formidable figure of some sixty years of age , in a pink gauze turban which did little to soften her high , bald forehead or her arrogant expression . |
6 | There were screens around her bed , and beside it sat the young Sub-lieutenant , almost as motionless as the form under the sheets , staring earnestly at the bandaged head and the small white face . |