Example sentences of "they sat at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sat at a window table in the cafe looking out , watching every car that passed . |
| 2 | They sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant . |
| 3 | They had cups of sweet milky tea and they sat at a table . |
| 4 | They sat at a table covered with a checked tablecloth and tiles clicked underfoot ( Mummy brought back the tiles from Spain ) , and there was a big , brick fireplace with horse-brasses and copper pans and the boiler in the middle for the central heating , where there should have been a huge fire . |
| 5 | Inside the bar they descended again into the dining alcove , and they sat at a table by a small-paned window which was back on a level with the path outside . |
| 6 | They sat at a table in front of her , and talked quietly . |
| 7 | They sat at a table and looked down at the lights of the shipping in the Tagus . |
| 8 | They sat at a corner table , a slab of mahogany on an iron base that had once belonged to a Singer sewing machine . |
| 9 | They sat at the back of the plane . ’ |
| 10 | They sat at the edge of the patio where vines trailed a dusky scent . |
| 11 | A quiet woman in a large white apron brought them cold white wine in a red earthenware jug , and they sat at the edge of the patio looking out at the rows of vines , of lemon trees , tomatoes and capsicums that straggled down the hillside , shaded in places by tall cypresses and stunted white-trunked olive trees . |
| 12 | But , despite this assumption , they sat at the desk so closely that their bodies were almost touching , and there were times when his arm encircled her shoulders while he leaned forward to check additions on the electronic calculator . |
| 13 | They sat at the kitchen table sipping tea , waiting . |
| 14 | They sat at the kitchen table with the manuscript between them . |
| 15 | They sat at the table . |
| 16 | They sat at the table in the dining area to eat an absurdly early high tea . |