Example sentences of "they [was/were] sitting in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were sitting in the room that overlooked the pool . |
| 2 | They were sitting in the front line of chairs . |
| 3 | They were sitting in the study at home , toasting by the fire before going in to dinner . |
| 4 | And if they were together in Hampton Wick , if they were sitting in the front room of his home in south-west London , then Holly 's company Fiesta would be in the road outside , and the clothes would be smart on his back , and the whisky and water in his hand , and the confidence in his talk . |
| 5 | It was Tuesday lunchtime , and they were sitting in the restaurant at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the Mall ; Ginny often ate there when she had had enough of the food and the company in the canteen of the British Council . |
| 6 | They were sitting in the Kardomah Café waiting to pick up paint and turpentine ordered by the stage designer from Haggerty 's warehouse in Seel Street . |
| 7 | They were sitting in the restaurant at the Windrush . |
| 8 | ‘ Are you afraid of the dark , Bobbie ? ’ asked Jim , when they were sitting in the darkness . |
| 9 | They were sitting in the garden at the back of Jotan 's house . |
| 10 | They were sitting in the kitchen over a cup of tea . |
| 11 | They were sitting in the cabin of the dahabeeyah . |
| 12 | They were sitting in the shade of the cook 's galley . |
| 13 | They were sitting in the Direktor 's music room , overlooking the mountains . |
| 14 | They were sitting in the firelight , the candles making little red tongues of flame in the dark corners of the room . |
| 15 | And we had to go and do the washing up and they were sitting in the erm in the kitchen choosing their Christmas presents from the Argos catalogue oh that 's nice , ooh it 's five ninety nine Jenny I 'm serious . |