Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] sit [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as though I were sitting in a movie and my actions were flashing in front of my eyes . |
| 2 | I was sitting under a tree opposite our trench , chatting to a Scottish friend . |
| 3 | I was sitting under a tree in the evening coolness and I watched her . |
| 4 | One afternoon after tennis I was sitting on a drawing-room sofa at Bemersyde when Dawyck 's dog , a long black cocker spaniel called Wasp , came and nuzzled up against me in the most friendly manner . |
| 5 | As a 13-year-old child , I was sitting on a train when a middle-aged man came over and started talking . |
| 6 | And I used this line but it did n't sound so effective because I was sitting on a bicycle . |
| 7 | I was sitting on a chair near the door , and I could just hear Greta Ross 's voice speaking on the phone . |
| 8 | On another occasion I was sitting on a bank with my feet on the headland , and Walter was coming along with his horses . |
| 9 | I was sitting on a seat in the park , enjoying the sunshine , when suddenly I felt deathly sick . |
| 10 | I was sitting on a timebomb . |
| 11 | A few months later I was sitting at a table opposite three Foreign Office officials . |
| 12 | ‘ They sent me out to do a match report and while I was sitting at a desk typing it up , Captain Bob appeared in the office , attracted by the presence of television cameras . |
| 13 | I was sitting outside a little café in Avignon enjoying a quiet glass of Pernod when I first saw Emily . |
| 14 | Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life . |
| 15 | This day , I was sitting by an old lady , almost as old as I am now , I suppose . |
| 16 | I was sitting in a friend 's garden where I had gone to seek the Lord , and as I was reading the words of Jesus I knew , with a peace and a joy which passed understanding , the call of God . |
| 17 | I was sitting in a corner with Ann Sheridan , just a few tables away from Bogie and Mayo . |
| 18 | Michael , at a push , will admit to being the most sensible of the three ; Andy , Mr Agreeable and Fyfe , Mr Invisible ( ‘ I was sitting in a cab with someone from the record company and they turned round to Andy and said ‘ Where 's your drummer ? ’ ) |
| 19 | I was sitting in a chair when all of a sudden a thought occurred to me : if a person falls freely he will not feel his own weight . |
| 20 | I was sitting in a row exactly in front of Harold Wilson and his party , and during the last interval I heard him ask his neighbour whether anyone would ‘ have seen these plays right through ’ . |
| 21 | For three hours I was sitting in a dressing gown . |
| 22 | I was sitting in a congealed pool of stickiness . |
| 23 | I was sitting in a large cinema , with a lot of other people , and there was an American guy talking about the effects of nuclear war . |
| 24 | Lee was cold suddenly as if she were sitting in a seawind . |
| 25 | She was sitting at a table in the recreation room with her relatives round her . |
| 26 | She was sitting at a littered table with two noisy West Indians in colourful pullovers and a jaded , almost middle-aged fat lady with a fur coat . |
| 27 | Five minutes later she was sitting at a small table at the back of the dining-room , hidden from but within full hearing of the noisy bar . |
| 28 | At that precise time , she was sitting on a bench in the middle of the corridor , at a carefully calculated point that should be just out of sight from the security cameras at either side . |
| 29 | When he met Eileen Ryan she was sitting on a bank with a dazed look , her bicycle up-ended in a ditch . |
| 30 | She was sitting on a rug on the long narrow lawn which lay behind the house , with a pile of books and a baby . |