Example sentences of "[subord] she sat on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , she wandered into town , where she bought a bag of chips , well soused in vinegar and wrapped in newspaper ; she took the bag to her room , where she sat on the edge of the single bed , slowly eating chips in the dark and thinking . |
| 2 | I grinned then , I recall , and brought the stunter down fast and acute across the weeds and the water , the sand and the surf , scudding it in across the wind to jerk and zoom just before it hit the girl herself where she sat on the dune top holding and spasmodically jerking the string she held in her hand , connected to the sky . |
| 3 | Isobel took it , and he drew her down so she sat on the silk rug at his feet , on a pattern of birds and flowers , of blues and scarlets and browns . |
| 4 | Thousands of pounds in costs were wasted when the woman said she would lose her job if she sat on the jury for the six-week conspiracy trial at Stafford Crown Court . |
| 5 | Alyssia blew some of the flyaway blonde strands away from her face and followed them to a small table at the back of the café , hoping that she would not have to endure half an hour of French conversation while she sat on the sidelines , wondering whether what they were discussing was really as animated and interesting as it appeared . |
| 6 | When she sat on the chamberpot to try to relieve it , the blood came . |
| 7 | ‘ Get your clothes off then , ’ said this living girl as she sat on the bed . |
| 8 | And she had other worries too , as she sat on the bus and started her university career . |
| 9 | ‘ Do sit down , Harry , ’ Eloise said as she sat on the sofa , patting the cushioned seat beside her . |
| 10 | He stood looking down at her as she sat on the grass , clutching the ring . |
| 11 | Dauntless watched Cleo carefully as she sat on the rugs beside the dog , stroking its short , dense fur . |
| 12 | Grace had seen to that , but it was late and as she sat on the King 's throne in the wings , she wished with all her heart that she could be in bed . |
| 13 | She dived into the house and hurled herself at her gran as she sat on the side of her bed , grumbling her feet and legs awake . |
| 14 | Two days later as she sat on the beach , staring glumly out over the ocean , Laura knew that she could n't fool herself any longer . |