Example sentences of "sit on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'll sit on the bed if we may . |
| 2 | Can I sit on the bed ? |
| 3 | you , you ca n't sit on the bed |
| 4 | Charles will still sit on the throne and Diana , with whom he will not have lived for years , will be crowned beside him . |
| 5 | He continued to serve on commissions and committees , notably helping to draft the New Model Army ordinance ( 1645 ) , chairing the committee on church government ( 1645–6 ) , and agreeing to try the king , although he did not sit on the trial commission ( 1648 ) . |
| 6 | Used in conjunction with a normal trowel for coinshooting , it can sit on the belt out of the way and be used for easy recovery of the deeper targets . |
| 7 | ‘ Did you sit on the window seat ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ She must sit on the pot until it cool so the vapour can come up her inside , ’ the thin woman commanded . |
| 9 | Mm and there was a verandah there so , if I did n't go out , you know , I could always sit on the verandah and watch them surfing . |
| 10 | Water would be drawn from the bottom of the vat at one end and returned via gravity from the filter , which would sit on the top of the vat at the opposite end . |
| 11 | They 'd rather sit on the factory floor and eat their snap , without even washing their hands . |
| 12 | Encouraging a relaxed atmosphere , provision of toys , and letting the child sit on the potty in the middle of family activities can help establish positive attitudes to toileting . |
| 13 | I 'll just sit on the edge of your bed and eat me chips . |
| 14 | Aggie pointed to the seat at the front of the cart , and immediately Millie had done so , she gripped the iron frame of the seat , heaved herself on to the first step , then , almost with a lunge , on to the seat ; but this time she did n't say , as she usually did , ‘ I 'm past this ; I 'll sit on the back in future and you 'll take him , ’ but she jerked the reins and put the pony into a trot . |
| 15 | ‘ You lot can sit on the back , ’ Freddie said grumpily . |
| 16 | He 'll sit on the back of it and I ca n't get up ! |
| 17 | Oh you did n't sit on the back seat then ? |
| 18 | Do n't sit on the back of the bike . |
| 19 | ‘ I bet you did n't sit on the sofa with him , holding hands . ’ |
| 20 | She 'll sit on the toilet half shaped |
| 21 | Alright Karen , I 'll go and sit on the toilet |
| 22 | He let me go up and made me sit on the divan and he put on some music and turned out the lights and the moon came through the window . |
| 23 | My hon. Friends who will sit on the Committee will be entertained to hear that they can debate the Bill for as long as they wish , but sadly it will be open to the Government Whip to stand up whenever he wishes and move the adjournment . |
| 24 | Four other non-executive directors , Sir Derek Birkin , chairman of RTZ , Sir Martin Jacomb , a director of the Bank of England , and Sir Nigel Mobbs , the Slough Estates chairman , will also sit on the committee . |
| 25 | The word gigantic may seem surprising for a cell , especially when you remember that 10 million bacterial cells could sit on the surface of a pin 's head . |
| 26 | I 'll sit on the wall |
| 27 | If the toss was fair and he misses it , he is out and must sit on the floor in the middle . |
| 28 | And the junior school would sit on the floor in the front and that 's how it used to be arranged . |
| 29 | Above right and below : Children find it difficult to balance , so — like Clare — they 'll often sit on the floor to put on a skirt or trousers |
| 30 | Athelstan made him sit on the floor with his back to the wall and , crouching down beside him , told him quietly what he had learnt : how the wood carving being made for the coronation pageant might hold a clue to the killer 's identity . |