Example sentences of "she sat by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa 's fingers were wrapped around her teacup as she sat by the gas fire , staring into it . |
| 2 | She sat by the guttering fire and watched creatures move along the river . |
| 3 | She sat by the lake and drew and laughed . |
| 4 | She sat by the road and waited , for three days . |
| 5 | Before her appearance she sat by the edge of the stage completely terrified . |
| 6 | She sat by the fire and pretended she was quite happy alone , just sitting quietly and thinking , but Hepzibah knew better . |
| 7 | When Finn had gone to bed she sat by the fire and looked at the flames . |
| 8 | I says , well , I says , I was reading a book and an old wifey that lived up at and she was about ninety six , and this chap that was interviewing her , well he would n't be interviewing her but he said she sat by the fire and she hostied and clochered until she nearly spewed . |
| 9 | In the living room she sat by the fire and glanced again at the envelope . |
| 10 | She sat by the drawing-room fire with them . |