Example sentences of "sat [adv] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A schoolmasterly exposition of the law : Andrew Brown sat in on a High Court trial — and was transported back to the strangely mingled fears and absurdities of a prep-school |
| 2 | Martha sat down on a rough wood bench in the yard and pulled off one shoe to show her grandmother her sore toes . |
| 3 | Kāli sat down on a flat stone , sighing with relief . |
| 4 | Her voice had risen and the child now sat down on a low chair and quickly took off her shoes , then pulled her grey stockings down over her knees before , standing up , she asked , ‘ Will you unhook me , please ? ’ |
| 5 | He sat down on a small bedside chair , leaving Culley and Dawson no other option than to sit on the bed , which they did , side by side , like travellers on a train . |
| 6 | He picked her up and sat down on a small settee , keeping his arm round her . |
| 7 | Benjamin sat down on a small bench near the pool and watched the silver , darting carp who swam in dashes of light amongst the water grass and luxuriant lily pads . |
| 8 | She sat down on a modern sofa in cream and chrome and surveyed the room . |
| 9 | He sat down on a tiny painted nursery chair beside the bed . |
| 10 | Julia sat down on a hard chair beside the child . |
| 11 | He sat down on a hard kitchen chair and stared hopefully up at Coffin . |
| 12 | Satisfying himself that he was absolutely alone , Yanto sat down on a handy clump of grass and removed his boots , which together with the two rabbits , he placed under a nearby blackthorn bush . |
| 13 | Conscious that she had been crawling around in the hot sunshine for some time without a hat , she retired a short distance to the shade of some trees , sat down on a convenient boulder and tried to conjecture how Alain Gebrec might have spent his last moments . |
| 14 | So they sat down on a big , flat , comfortable stone in the grass . |
| 15 | Sally-Anne sat down on a wooden bench , the trug at her feet , and drowsed a little in the sun . |
| 16 | The girls sat down on a large pew-looking bench in the alcove and laughed at Billy who was standing with his back to the blazing logs doing his knee bending policeman act . |
| 17 | The Doctor sat down on a nearby rock . |
| 18 | When fitzAlan stepped away from her and sat down on a nearby chair , hooking one booted foot over his knee and regarding her with grimly assessing eyes , her mind was clear once more , ready with the plan Matilda had outlined . |
| 19 | She found a jasmine-scented corner of garden at the side of the house and sat down on a rustic wooden seat , watching twittering birds come and go fearlessly around a hanging seed basket . |
| 20 | Someone else came into the room and sat down on a plain wooden chair to watch him struggle . |
| 21 | He sat down on a white , tulip-shaped chair . |
| 22 | They stopped for drinks and crisps , and sat out on a low stone wall , looking at the cattle and the traffic and green fields . |
| 23 | Declining the unctuous offer of the drymatic machine , he wrapped himself in a towel and sauntered through to his living room , where a sleek computer housed in non-reflecting black sat seductively on a complex work station . |