Example sentences of "[noun prp] sat [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millie sat again on the edge of the bed , her head bowed deep on her chest , the tears running unheeded down her face . |
| 2 | Corbett sat down on the truckle bed , lay back , and though he did not intend to , fell into a deep , dreamless sleep . |
| 3 | Marie sat down on the bank . |
| 4 | All the while I stood listening and Frankie sat calmly on the sofa reading his comic as though nothing was happening . |
| 5 | Cornelius sat down on the portmanteau . |
| 6 | Karen sat down on the bed . |
| 7 | Rachaela sat down on the chair he indicated . |
| 8 | Ramlal sat down on the steps but the chaprassi kicked him aside . |
| 9 | Kiah and Rilla sat down on the expensive green and black chairs and looked at the expensive flowers on the tables . |
| 10 | Almost , Katherine sat down on the bed and cried . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Away across the canal , brave little Anabelle sat down on the footpath under the great beast 's nose . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Christopher sat easily on the corner of his office table his Company Sergeant Major ramrod stiff a pace behind on his right . |
| 15 | Shannon sat down on the bed with a despairing thump . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | After a while , wishing to support the undertaking , Finch sat up on the side of his bed and played something buoyant on his cello . |
| 18 | Anthea Darnell sat wearily on the bedroom 's only chair , still wearing her black dress . |
| 19 | Lee sat sideways on the crossbar and Philip freewheeled down the hill . |
| 20 | Tommaso sat down on the straw inside the hut . |
| 21 | Hank sat down on the piano stool and struck a chord . |
| 22 | Willie sat back on the pouffe and traced his finger over the pictures . |
| 23 | Blanche sat down on the sofa and folded her hands in her lap . |
| 24 | Philip sat down on the chair near the desk . |
| 25 | Philip sat down on the wet scree thinking about the War , and Arnhem where Great Uncle John had been killed . |
| 26 | Kiah sat down on the floor next to Rilla . |
| 27 | Astonished , Miranda sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 28 | Aggie sat down on the wooden chair and drew Millie close to her side as the woman at the far side of the desk smiled gently at her , saying , ‘ I am very pleased to meet you , Mrs Winkowski . |
| 29 | Nicola sat down on the floor and slowly rolled over on to her back . |
| 30 | Maxim sat carefully on the least-soft chair he could find . |