Example sentences of "we [was/were] sit [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 We were sat in the sun by the river watching these huge trout swimming by and Alain said : ‘ This is crazy .
2 We were sat in the North Bank ( could n't get tickets for the Leeds end ) , and in the second half we had a good view of the amount of space that the Arsenal forwards were getting , it was unbelievable .
3 We were sitting under the canopy of a tree that overhung a two-storey building and dissolved into the inky heavens .
4 We were sitting on a column base in the Hypostyle Hall reading when the first figure appeared .
5 ‘ He said hello to Rachel and introduced himself to me while we were sitting on the bench .
6 ‘ We had temporary offices in Knightsbridge ; the furniture had n't been delivered ; we had one pen between the three of us ; and we were sitting on the floor .
7 One moment we were sitting in a packed meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party , hearts aflutter , waiting for the results .
8 If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down .
9 And because we were sitting in a bar in central Africa , and there was nowhere else they could go to buy a drink , they had no choice but to sit and listen .
10 Yeah but we were sitting in a er we were in a cul-de-sac in a nice area
11 As we were sitting in the station waiting-room , waiting for the train to Zaragoza , he took my hand and wept .
12 We were sitting in the small , side bar in the Nashville .
13 We were sitting in the Lipp .
14 We were sitting in the window embrasure looking out over the laurustines , cupressus and other seemingly indestructible plants .
15 ‘ It 's nice here in the summer , ’ said Mrs Monro when we were sitting in the pub by a window overlooking the river and the distant fields .
16 We were sitting in the hall finishing off our meal of light ale , freshly baked bread and strips of salted pork , when the others drifted down to join us .
17 On Thursday we were taken out to see a revolutionary opera , and it was quite an experience , especially as we were sitting in the 2nd row of the stalls , within ear-splitting distance of the gongs and drums which play a large part in the orchestral accompaniment .
18 Once we were sitting round the table and the landlady 's son said , ‘ Give me the butter . ’
19 We were sitting round the newsroom table , mulling over ideas for the next day 's programme .
20 Six of us were sitting at a table .
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