Example sentences of "[was/were] sitting [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |
| 2 | Having finished her spot , the soprano left the stage and rejoined her husband and the Concert Secretary who were sitting at the next table . |
| 3 | On Thursday we were taken out to see a revolutionary opera , and it was quite an experience , especially as we were sitting in the 2nd row of the stalls , within ear-splitting distance of the gongs and drums which play a large part in the orchestral accompaniment . |
| 4 | They were sitting in the front line of chairs . |
| 5 | And if they were together in Hampton Wick , if they were sitting in the front room of his home in south-west London , then Holly 's company Fiesta would be in the road outside , and the clothes would be smart on his back , and the whisky and water in his hand , and the confidence in his talk . |
| 6 | We were sitting in the small , side bar in the Nashville . |
| 7 | And I always think back to the er the time I think Edmund and I were sitting in the back garden here and deciding that we 'd go off and join the paratroopers |
| 8 | They skirted an indoor pool , empty as yet , though a few early arrivals were sitting in the comfortable chairs , enjoying afternoon tea . |
| 9 | A month later , the boarders were sitting round the long table in the Kleibers ' dining-room , having breakfast . |
| 10 | He asked the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff if he should pull out the Ariadne which they knew , of course , was sitting over the crashed plane . |
| 11 | I WAS sitting on the other side of the fence with a vengeance on Friday evening , when I joined a large and motley chorus to sing Hiawatha 's Wedding Feast by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor . |
| 12 | Eddie Stratton was sitting on the only chair in a small third-floor room of a hotel just north of Russell Square . |
| 13 | PC Donald Lucey approached a man who was sitting on the central reservation of the A Four-One-Nine at Calcutt near Swindon . |
| 14 | It was sitting on the great high-backed chair by the fire , and it was staring at him with hate in its small red eyes . |
| 15 | I can stay in there they was sitting on the bleeding ! |
| 16 | The Prime Minister was sitting on the Front Bench as Mr Major explained the importance of membership , and how wonderful it all was . |
| 17 | But Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor , both hands braced before her . |
| 18 | Rufus was sitting on the blue-tiled rim of it with his feet dangling in the water . |
| 19 | Lee was sitting on the fallen branch . |
| 20 | Sure enough , Miss Ellis was sitting on the brown chair . |
| 21 | I was sitting on the top deck of a London bus when the news travelled from passenger to passenger : ‘ The president of the United States has been shot . ’ |
| 22 | He was sitting on the top deck of a London bus when the idea came to him . |
| 23 | She was sitting on the top deck and was cut and bruised by branches . |
| 24 | Victor was sitting on the wrong side of the bar with Claudette , nursing a calvados nightcap . |
| 25 | Unaware of his presence , she was sitting on the soft springy turf , leaning back against the ancient wall of the summer-house and gazing dreamily across the blue haze of the estuary . |
| 26 | She was sitting on the opposite side of the grate and Louise Carter thought fleetingly how proud Nora had always been of her daughter even when they had been dramatically at loggerheads and how pleased she would be if she could see her now , in her elegant black dress and silver jewellery . |
| 27 | The Conductor , in his grey suit with gold bars of long service on his left sleeve , was sitting at the first table past the kitchen , finishing his lunch . |
| 28 | He derived some comfort from Rajiv 's habitual elegance ; wearing a suit , shirt and tie that must have cost two months of his salary as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State , he was sitting at the other side of the large , uncompromising desk that the Department provides for its most senior officials , not a hair out of place and his black eyes alive with amusement . |
| 29 | When he entered , she was sitting at the big table . |
| 30 | When they reached their table , Clarissa carefully failed to notice who was sitting at the next one . |