Example sentences of "sit at the other [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Laura was ironing at the kitchen table , John sitting at the other end of the table with a bottle and glass in front of him . |
| 3 | Jackson have long stood for high quality American instruments , with their Japanese- and Korean-made Charvel counterparts sitting at the other end of the corporate see-saw . |
| 4 | The man sitting at the other end of the bench took a quarter-bottle of whisky from the pocket of his torn donkey-jacket , twisted off the gold tin top and took a swig . |
| 5 | The block of paranoia sitting at the other end of the table minutely shifted shape . |
| 6 | The only sounds in the room were the scratching of his pen-nib as he made each entry , and the chink of coins as he counted them out of the cash box — and the heavy breathing of Marcus Judge , who sat at the other side of the desk , his eyes fixed upon his son . |
| 7 | And it sat at the other side of the gate |
| 8 | Mrs Rae sat at the other side of the fireplace and Madge watched her small eyes dart about in silent appraisal . |
| 9 | The Doctor sat at the other side of the cell , sulking . |
| 10 | Cicely Hepwood sat at the other side of the table next to her husband , with Travis seated next to his mother . |
| 11 | They passed from her to Louis , who sat at the other end of the sofa reading Le Figaro . |
| 12 | I sat at one end of the table and Wallis sat at the other end . |
| 13 | Ashley sat at the other end of the sofa , well away from him . |