Example sentences of "she sat [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat again at the dinner table and saw in the candlelight Hilary Robarts 's dark , discontented eyes staring intently at Alex Mair ; watched the planes of Miles Lessingham 's face fitfully lit by the leaping flames of the fire , saw his long-fingered hands reaching down for the bottle of claret , heard again that measured rather high voice speaking the unspeakable . |
| 2 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 3 | She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick . |
| 4 | As she sat down at the table she said to the child , ‘ Sit up now . ’ |
| 5 | She sat down at the table reserved for the traveller with the skin grafts and began to score the cloth with a fork . |
| 6 | She sat down at the table again . |
| 7 | She sat down at the helm , resting one hand on the tiller , and thrusting the other into her pocket . |
| 8 | She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane . |
| 9 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 10 | She sat down at the table for two Roman had selected , and tossed her hair back from her face ; Roman had pulled the pins out as soon as they had left the hotel and placed them in his pocket . |
| 11 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 12 | Before John could answer , she sat down at the child 's side , took out a lace handkerchief , and , with her free hand , dabbed at the run of the tears . |
| 13 | When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before . |
| 14 | Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall . |
| 15 | She sat down at the desk , pulling a sheaf of notes towards her , her whole body trembling with tension as she felt Luke Calder watching her . |
| 16 | Candles burned on the table where they were to dine and as she sat down at the table she banished the sob for evermore . |
| 17 | She was too to enjoy the hot weather and little beads of perspiration shone on her forehead as she sat down at the big desk opposite the row of girls . |