Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat back in the armchair and watched the smoke drifting upwards from his pipe towards the gas lamp . |
| 2 | He sat back in the bed , pulling the sheets up around him . |
| 3 | He sat back in the chair . |
| 4 | He sat back in the taxi as it drove away . |
| 5 | He sat back in the wicker chair , and their eyes joined . |
| 6 | He sat back in the leather office chair and tapped his fingernails . |
| 7 | He sat back in the motor vehicle as the Doctor noticeably increased the speed of the journey . |
| 8 | ‘ Rachel Flint , ’ Damian murmured , eyes narrowed as he sat back in the white limousine , watching her . |
| 9 | He sat down in the doorway and inspected his lacerated feet . |
| 10 | He sat down in the big easy-chair beside the kitchen range , took me on his knee and read me a story . |
| 11 | He sat down in the living room into which she ushered him and observed , ‘ You 've taken down the decorations . ’ |
| 12 | He hesitated for a moment as to what to do ; then looking again at the woman at the table , who was now smiling at him , he sat down in the chair , and for the next ten minutes he listened to the banter between the two of them . |
| 13 | He sat down in the deck chair , loosened his collar and tie , then lay back and looked up into the dark coolness of the oak branches . |
| 14 | Then he sat down in the saddle again and looked at Burun . |
| 15 | They fell into step together , and went down onto the path which followed the bank of the stream , Jehan laughed softly , and then he sat down in the middle of the carpet to eat the last of the sweet cakes . |
| 16 | He sat down in the chair opposite her . |
| 17 | Then he sat down in the great oak chair by the fire and enjoyed his tea . |