Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Fearon 's eyes opened fully and he sat up with a jerk , swore , rubbed his hand over his black curls and squinted at her .
2 The fall seemed to bring Liam to his senses and he sat up on the road wondering where he was .
3 He sat up on the bench and pulled on the robe .
4 He sat up on the chair by the fire .
5 He sat up on the bed , and she saw him wince .
6 He sat up on the bed , turning away from her , running a hand through his hair .
7 He sat up like a shot and his face was right over mine , blazing .
8 He sat back with a satisfied grin and looked contently around the open-plan hygienic nonentity of his executive sitting room in his executive house on an executive estate in Pangbourne .
9 He sat back in the armchair and watched the smoke drifting upwards from his pipe towards the gas lamp .
10 He sat back in the bed , pulling the sheets up around him .
11 He sat back in the chair .
12 He sat back in the taxi as it drove away .
13 He sat back in the wicker chair , and their eyes joined .
14 He sat back in the leather office chair and tapped his fingernails .
15 He sat back in the motor vehicle as the Doctor noticeably increased the speed of the journey .
16 ‘ Rachel Flint , ’ Damian murmured , eyes narrowed as he sat back in the white limousine , watching her .
17 He sat back from the microscope for a moment , then looked again .
18 He sat down across the table from Gabriel , thinking what to say .
19 Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him .
20 He sat down with a crash and Ingram got shakily to his feet .
21 She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him .
22 Then he sat down with a cup of coffee .
23 He sat down with a sigh , rubbing one hand over his eyes .
24 Maurice , in the way of business , knew too many , rather than too few , people , but when he imagined living without friends , he sat down with the whisky in the dark .
25 There he sat down with the guards keeping himself warm by the fire .
26 He sat down for a few moments to consider his position .
27 He sat down at a table of one of the outdoor cafés in the square and ordered a glass of wine .
28 Ruth grinned at him as he sat down at a cane table , making sure he was under the bright green awning that hung over the balcony and not a sliver of sun was on the bare parts of his body .
29 He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw .
30 He sat down at the desk and dialled Stuart Baxter 's private number .
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