Example sentences of "seated himself [prep] the " in BNC.

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1	‘ Piano , Aaron , piano ! ’ she called , and her middle stepson , with his mobile thin white clown 's face , emerged from the crowd and seated himself at the instrument , as Liz called to Deirdre and the butlers to fill glasses and then join the guests for a toast : Jonathan turned on the radio , the eagle-crowned clock over the marble mantelshelf struck , some joined hands and some did not , Aaron struck up Auld Lang Syne , Big Ben struck , some sang and some did not , voices rose straggling , pure and impure , strong and weak , tuneful and tuneless , there were cries and embraces .
2	He seated himself on the cold tiles and picked at their dark dusty colours with one finger .
3	Trent seated himself on the taffrail .
4	As Alison disappeared with Irina , Ludens seated himself on the table .
5	Having made this announcement , my employer put his volumes down on a table , seated himself on the chaise-longue , and stretched out his legs .
6	Guido seated himself on the arm of a nearby armchair and looked at her with amusement in his eyes .
7	He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table .
8	When he had settled her , gently and with professional competence , he seated himself in the chair opposite .
9	Separating the tails of his jacket , he seated himself in the opposite chair , a frown creasing his forehead as he glanced about the room .
10	Back in Matthew Glynn 's office , Kersey seated himself in the swivel chair behind the desk and casually waved Morse to a client 's chair on the other side .
11	His eyes skimmed her face , his expression unreadable , as he seated himself in the armchair opposite her .
12	Then he was reaching for his own glass and inviting her to sit in one of the wicker armchairs overlooking the bay while he seated himself in the chair beside her .
13	‘ Harry not back yet ? ’ he asked , as he seated himself by the open fireplace .

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