Example sentences of "[adv] sitting [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ace found herself suddenly sitting on his lap . |
| 2 | When I returned home that afternoon I was surprised to find Dad already sitting in his chair by the fire . |
| 3 | He spent seven years just sitting on his backside in the house . |
| 4 | He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room , gathering his strength for the next act . |
| 5 | I looked at the old man calmly sitting on his mat and hated him , knowing — knowing myself — that nothing would come of this . |
| 6 | But here he was , still sitting in his chair ( and looking as though he wished he were n't ) whilst her mother stood on the hearth-rug , arms folded and wearing a furious expression . |
| 7 | But since the entire British electorate is now sitting on his cushion , he has increased public spending and raised taxes simultaneously , allowing the PSBR to rise to £28 billion . |
| 8 | His eyes were glued to the two men now sitting on his couch . |