Example sentences of "while sitting [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These voluble oaths echoing across the river have burst upon the ears of the Castle 's occupants , enjoying a little peace and quiet while sitting on the terrace in the afternoon sun , and sparks have flown . |
| 2 | Later , while sitting at the kitchen table making a special list of people to help with Easter flowers , and a subsidiary list of those who might be approached to donate Easter lilies , Anna and her conscience had a little tussle . |
| 3 | On 21st September 1904 , the great Nez Perce headman suffered a heart attack while sitting beside the fire in the tipi at Nespelem that he still preferred to the white man 's house . |
| 4 | Cameron and Parkes ( 1983 ) cite , by way of example , the death of a woman who had spent her last weekend at home with her husband discussing plans for the future while sitting in the sun to regain her strength . |
| 5 | Many had had a ‘ good war ’ , and one cure for contempt was to discover , while sitting in the Library during all night sittings , a slim volume such as How I Rowed Across The North Sea Singlehanded , by Sir Hugh Munro Lucas-Tooth . |
| 6 | PIPPA Steffell , aged one , who got her foot caught in the gap of a Sainsbury trolley while sitting in the seat . |