Example sentences of "they sat [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although he might not be bright , Balor 's head was on a level with Floy and Snodgrass as they sat astride the two horses and he was twice the size of either of them . |
| 2 | Well only just to really , actually all Mr Mr has er said , and just one other bit of information , the time when the Chairman of the council extended the invitation to sixth formers , looking for alternative entertainment for the sixth formers of school , after they sat through a full council , I took them over to the er archivists er department , and we saw the paper restor , sorry , should n't say paper restorer , manuscript restorer at work , and these sixth formers , already knew of the existence , one of them asked to see the records of parish , because he knew they were there , and I mean , I think this is wonderful , that the sixth formers already , er children are being taught about the ar the records , and they will want to be sure that we kept them , and I think it 's our moral duty to keep er , the records of the past for future generations . |
| 3 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
| 4 | They sat for a long time on brown plastic seats in a white corridor . |
| 5 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 6 | They sat at a low bench hard against the wall . |
| 7 | They sat at a rickety table on the perimeter of the square , under the shade of an umbrella , sipping espresso , eating anisette biscuits , and watching the large , colourful crowd . |
| 8 | They sat at a small table by the window . |
| 9 | They sat at a circular wrought iron table shaded by a willow . |
| 10 | Benjamin and I sat at one end of the trestle board , they sat at the other , grouped together like stupid boys immersed in their own private jokes . |
| 11 | On the first-floor terrace they sat at the round table while Roman did the honours with gin and tonics . |
| 12 | They sat at the great wooden table , drinking a little water out of earthenware bowls , chewing cactus . |
| 13 | They sat at the far end of the carriage , talking in hushed tones . |
| 14 | Such men owed their positions to the constant manipulation of the party machinery — and so confirmed the worst of Ostrogorski 's fears ; they sat on every local committee , raised money for the local party , decided the selection of candidates and kept their fingers firmly on the local pulse . |
| 15 | ‘ They kept the fighting till later when they sat on the management-union joint negotiation committee . |
| 16 | The hills themselves looked asleep , the heather glowed dust-blue in the hazy light , and the people , after a night of little sleep and hours of walking and standing , now looked stunned as they sat on the grassy banks , leaned on dykes , or lay on their backs in the hayfields , munching oatcakes and drinking the last of their water . |
| 17 | It was Paula 's job to show samples , parading slowly up and down in front of the clients as they sat on the elegant spindle-leg chairs taking in every detail of the garments with a critical and practised eye . |
| 18 | They sat on the second row of choir benches to the left of the altar . |
| 19 | All through the morning , as they sat on the makeshift bunks , they stared without comment at the kneeling figure who ground away at the rust around the bolt . |
| 20 | They sat on the soft sand above the tide line while Adam ate ; there had always been fewer stones here , on this remote end of the beach where hardly anyone came . |
| 21 | They sat on the little bit of flat roof above the attic skylight , behind a low parapet . |
| 22 | Leary poured coffee into wide china cups and they sat around the rough wooden kitchen table and drank . |
| 23 | They sat in a dark room , the only light coming from a candle burning in the passage outside . |
| 24 | So to while away the time while they waited for dark again they sat in a back room and fiished the waistcoat . |
| 25 | They sat in a fashionable Italian restaurant in the city . |
| 26 | A number of respondents commented on the lack of stimulation : ‘ They sat in the front room and did n't move . |
| 27 | Sometimes they sat in the front room reading aloud from the work of a man called Ian McEwan , an author who , according to Elinor , had ‘ a great deal to say ’ to Henry Farr . |
| 28 | Piggy-wig was in the kitchen , Dionne opened a bottle of white wine and they sat in the elegant grey-blue lounge . |
| 29 | Her face flushed and she turned almost desperately to Marguerite as they sat in the small gold and white salon waiting for their refreshments . |
| 30 | They sat in the private bar at the Gates looking down into their glasses , trying to think what it should be . |