Example sentences of "sit back [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bertha had sat back with the satisfied air of having played a trump card , until suddenly her lip had quivered as tears filled her eyes . |
| 2 | If they sit back against the jolly green juggernaut they 'll get run over — make no mistake about it . |
| 3 | ‘ We can not afford to ignore any market area within the EC nor feel secure to sit back on a strong domestic market only to find our position eroded by competitors , ’ he said . |
| 4 | I say , sitting back in the grey plastic seat . |
| 5 | At other times , he would sit back in a thoughtful , philosophical mood and ask Bob whether he felt one ought to have one 's name printed at the head of one 's private writing-paper . |
| 6 | Katherine sat back into the heavy leather chair , watching the tall , thin man , her face hard and impassive . |
| 7 | He poured out , sat back at the other end of the sofa , looked at her . |
| 8 | ‘ That must be why we have to stop the ceremony — to make sure he ca n't tap the mental energy of the congregation and use it to supplement the Old One 's autonomic functions enough to pull the rest of it out of the Vortex , ’ Ace finished , and sat back with a cheery grin . |
| 9 | ‘ God speed both it and you ! ’ said Hotspur , and sat back with a short , sharp sigh of satisfaction . |
| 10 | He sat back with a satisfied grin and looked contently around the open-plan hygienic nonentity of his executive sitting room in his executive house on an executive estate in Pangbourne . |
| 11 | Silas then sat back with a satisfied air , his eyes holding admiration . |
| 12 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |
| 13 | Eventually the men at the long table sat back in a happy state of having eaten and drunk as much as they could possibly hold . |
| 14 | Her pulse rate had slowed to somewhere near normal ; she sat back in the creaking wooden chair in a deliberate effort to appear relaxed , and returned his smile . |
| 15 | After deciding to have her favourite crab-cakes , Christina sat back in the uncomfortable rattan chair , admiring Pauline 's Batik printed dress . |
| 16 | She sat back in the white plastic chair , fanning herself with her napkin . |
| 17 | ‘ Rachel Flint , ’ Damian murmured , eyes narrowed as he sat back in the white limousine , watching her . |
| 18 | She sat back in the large , embracing armchair and took another mouthful of the splendid Spanish omelette . |
| 19 | Katherine blurted out the memorized address and sat back in the comfortable warmth of the car . |
| 20 | ‘ You promise ? ’ mother said , a slight stitching of her brows as she sat back in the ladder-backed seat the only indication that she might not entirely believe me . |
| 21 | Katherine Lundy sat back in the darkened sitting room , her eyes on the deep red glow from the fire , the only sound the soft hissing of the burning coal and the solemn ticking of the clock . |