Example sentences of "sit at [num] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I recall , then , it was only an hour or so after being first entrusted with the mission that I noticed the young Mr Cardinal alone in the library , sitting at one of the writing tables , absorbed in some documents . |
| 2 | A big hairy man in a dirty undershirt was sitting at one of the tables , a short cigar clamped in his face . |
| 3 | He was there , his head in its black beret nodding over his chest , sitting at one of the outdoor tables of the village café under spreading broad-leaved plane trees . |
| 4 | There she could sit at one of the outdoor cafés and read her letter undisturbed while sipping a cool drink of lemon or perhaps iced tea . |
| 5 | ‘ And of course , ’ says the reporter , ‘ you can always just sit at one of the city 's many charming little cafés and just watch the world go by . ’ |
| 6 | They sat at one of the marble-topped tables and ordered coffee from a bored waitress who scarcely spared them a glance . |
| 7 | Myeloski shrugged and sat at one of the desks . |
| 8 | Now he sat at one of the tables , cradling a glass of white wine in one hand . |
| 9 | The bar had just opened and the only customer was Ernie Passmore , who sat at one of the tables , a huge , freckled hand clasping a pint glass . |
| 10 | We sat at one of the two tables just beneath the dais . |