Example sentences of "his [noun sg] sit on the " in BNC.

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1 But not everyone ; a young soldier and his girlfriend sat on the balustrade , dangling their legs over the water , oblivious of anyone else .
2 Barnes and his team sat on the stage amid the gold and maroon decorations and with their tables theatrically draped in material to hide their legs .
3 He explained he had wanted his audience to sit on the edge of their seats , hoping and believing that the composer was going to amplify his idea — and then to confound them .
4 The emotions mounting within her had made her forget the kiwi , and she now left his knee to sit on the tree trunk .
5 Not while the old man was here anyway , and he seems to spend most of his time sitting on the wall doing nothing in particular . ’
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