Example sentences of "[was/were] sitting at 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When he entered , she was sitting at the big table . |
| 6 | When they reached their table , Clarissa carefully failed to notice who was sitting at the next one . |
| 7 | ‘ We ca n't work out how he could have killed his wife while he was sitting at the opposite end of the table , ’ said Constable Bewman näively . |