Example sentences of "he [be] sitting at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dreams he is sitting at the wheel of his car at the traffic lights , unable to drive off because he ca n't decide whether to kiss Rose when he arrives , or whether to ask her for a cheese and chutney sandwich instead , or where to go for his holidays . |
| 2 | He is sitting at the top of the stairs , sobbing . |
| 3 | He 's sitting at the gate , watching the school around the corner decant its little boys . |
| 4 | ‘ We ca n't work out how he could have killed his wife while he was sitting at the opposite end of the table , ’ said Constable Bewman näively . |
| 5 | He derived some comfort from Rajiv 's habitual elegance ; wearing a suit , shirt and tie that must have cost two months of his salary as an Assistant Under-Secretary of State , he was sitting at the other side of the large , uncompromising desk that the Department provides for its most senior officials , not a hair out of place and his black eyes alive with amusement . |
| 6 | He was sitting at the kitchen table , wearing one of Buddie 's shirts and sipping cocoa from a large cup , when his nanny , Buddie 's mam , arrived at the house . |
| 7 | He was sitting at the bench in the window , writing notes . |
| 8 | So he was sitting at the kitchen table eating his plate of beans when Donald walked in . |
| 9 | He was sitting at the table and staring ahead of him with a dark , brooding expression . |
| 10 | She threw her arms around Piers where he was sitting at the breakfast table , and nipped his neck with her teeth . |