Example sentences of "[noun prp] sit down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He invited Patrick to sit down in the hall and took him in detail through events from the moment the car had stopped in front of the house . |
| 2 | Neil sat down at the table and placed his newspaper on its gaudy oilcloth cover . |
| 3 | Corbett sat down on the truckle bed , lay back , and though he did not intend to , fell into a deep , dreamless sleep . |
| 4 | Marie sat down on the bank . |
| 5 | Those who have worked with him during the time that he has been in his present post have come to admire the hard work , courage and assiduity with which he has pursued the object of bringing the parties within the island of Ireland to sit down with the British Government and resolve their differences . |
| 6 | Sir George drew the curtains , and motioned Roland and Maud to sit down by the fire , in the velvet chairs . |
| 7 | Cornelius sat down on the portmanteau . |
| 8 | Karen sat down on the bed . |
| 9 | Karen sat down in the soft , dark sand and let the ripples of cold Atlantic water wash round her thighs . |
| 10 | Rachaela sat down on the chair he indicated . |
| 11 | Ramlal sat down on the steps but the chaprassi kicked him aside . |
| 12 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 13 | Almost , Katherine sat down on the bed and cried . |
| 14 | Eva sat down on the edge of the bed and read me The Selfish Giant , dramatizing all the characters and imitating a smug vicar at the sentimental end of the story . |
| 15 | Away across the canal , brave little Anabelle sat down on the footpath under the great beast 's nose . |
| 16 | Zen sat down on the large sofa which occupied most of one wall , thinking about that last card which he 'd fondly thought he had up his sleeve . |
| 17 | Shannon sat down on the bed with a despairing thump . |
| 18 | Ruth sat down on the edge of the bed after he had left her , instructing her to come downstairs when she was refreshed and join him outside by the pool for a drink . |
| 19 | Helen sat down at the table and watched him . |
| 20 | Tom sat down in the armchair , and lit his pipe . |
| 21 | Julia sat down in the chair next to David 's and let him pour her a cup of cooling tea . |
| 22 | He led them to within thirty yards of the unsuspecting deer , then motioned for Joseph to sit down on the ground at the edge of the plain . |
| 23 | Left alone with the patient , Shelley sat down beside the bed , and gradually her head began to nod , and she slid into a sleep oppressed by the heat and by anxiety . |
| 24 | Shelley sat down beside the patient and smiled at him , the cheerfulness coming from somewhere behind her deep despair . |
| 25 | Tommaso sat down on the straw inside the hut . |
| 26 | As Harry sat down in the chair Martha indicated , he glanced at Will , who , looking rather hot and red-faced , was now taking his place at the head of the table . |
| 27 | Hank sat down on the piano stool and struck a chord . |
| 28 | Blanche sat down on the sofa and folded her hands in her lap . |
| 29 | Philip sat down at the table . |
| 30 | Philip sat down on the chair near the desk . |