Example sentences of "sat [adv] with a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched covertly as he sat down with a drink on the opposite side of the room from her and then proceeded carefully to avoid her eye , by turning to talk to the person seated on the sofa beside him . |
| 2 | When Grace Farrier rose from the table , the men rose with her , and when , a few minutes later , she entered the drawing room she sat down with a sigh , for she was wondering how long Aunt Nessy 's stay would be this time . |
| 3 | Maxham removed an empty paint tin from the seat of the nearest armchair and sat down with a sigh of relief ‘ I 've got this verruca , ’ he confided . |
| 4 | He sat down with a sigh , rubbing one hand over his eyes . |
| 5 | She felt sick again , and sat down with a plonk . |
| 6 | He sat down with a crash and Ingram got shakily to his feet . |
| 7 | Then he sat down with a thump , his legs sticking straight out in front of him . |
| 8 | Miss Jarman sat down with a thump in the matching wing chair on the other side of the fireplace . |
| 9 | Meredith sat down with a thump . |
| 10 | Miranda shook her head , and Madame blew her disgust through her teeth , and sat down with a magazine with a cover picture of the future Queen Fabiola of Belgium smiling on the arm of her optician 's pin-up of a fiancé . |
| 11 | They sat down with a glass each before making the final assault on the stacking of the dishwasher ready for Mrs Thrigg in the morning . |
| 12 | ‘ I think I 'm going to vomit , ’ she muttered to no one in particular , and sat down with a plop on a new imitation Italian chair , which received her with a reedy groan . |
| 13 | He unclipped the empty drum and slammed on a full one , thrust the gun forward and sat down with a thud that shook the cockpit . |
| 14 | When she was dressed and ready to head for work , Alex sat down with a cup of coffee and thought once more about Matthew Prescott . |
| 15 | Then he sat down with a cup of coffee . |
| 16 | She piled a week 's dirty clothes into the washing-machine , and sat down with a book . |
| 17 | She turned and looked at him , then sat up with a gasp of dismay . |
| 18 | She sat up with a gasp and blew her nose hard ; then , since he was close , she rested her aching head against his ample stomach . |
| 19 | Marc murmured something and turned over , and Sarella sat up with a gasp of embarrassment . |
| 20 | Travis sat up with a shrug . |
| 21 | Fearon 's eyes opened fully and he sat up with a jerk , swore , rubbed his hand over his black curls and squinted at her . |
| 22 | The old man sat up with a jerk , slopping scotch over his hands which I noticed were shaking . |
| 23 | Iris sat up with a jerk . |
| 24 | Jenny sat up with a jerk . |
| 25 | Shelley sat up with a jerk . |
| 26 | Defries sat up with a groan . |
| 27 | ‘ Alexander said I ought to wear these , ’ she explained , bright-cheeked , as Lisa sat up with a start . |
| 28 | Then she remembered ; the car , the box , the head , she sat up with a start only to clatter back down again . |
| 29 | She sat up with a start , blinking , to find the room full of electric light again , and her host occupied in turning off the lamps , his face streaked with oil and his black hair wildly untidy , but with an air of triumph about him which she registered with some amusement . |
| 30 | The guitar had no place here and the guitarist sat back with a grin , his back to the open case , and let them get on with it . |