Example sentences of "sat [adv prt] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I sat in on the Jockey Club working party that drew up these latest proposals Their idea was to bring down the number of strokes and they did not seem very interested in what we , the jockeys , had to say . |
| 2 | Surviving reports and other evidence show that he also sat in on the hearing of ordinary civil litigation in at least five counties . |
| 3 | I sat in on the debate yesterday because of my great interest in the role of the inspectorate and in what will happen if schools and local education authorities , however affluent , pay little attention to special needs . |
| 4 | Marie felt her legs give way beneath her , she sat down on the edge of the pavement , feet in the gutter , doubled-up , sick and winded as if someone had punched her in the stomach . |
| 5 | She sat down on the edge of the worktop . |
| 6 | Eva sat down on the edge of the bed and read me The Selfish Giant , dramatizing all the characters and imitating a smug vicar at the sentimental end of the story . |
| 7 | These simple precautions observed , Kirov relaxed and sat down on the edge of his small cot , smiling with relief . |
| 8 | He came in carrying a bunch of black grapes , and sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 9 | Meredith closed the window and sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 10 | And he actually sat down on the edge of the bath and pulled off his right shoe and thrust it under my nose . |
| 11 | He sat down on the edge of the bed and drank the mineral water , very slowly . |
| 12 | Then still holding it , she went to the toilet and , just as she was , she sat down on the edge of the seat and , bending forward , she went through the motion of wringing out the cloth once again . |
| 13 | Joe sat down on the edge of the bed , taking note of the wallet . |
| 14 | After replacing the receiver she sat down on the edge of the coffee table and smiled to herself . |
| 15 | She sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled off her flat shoes . |
| 16 | Astonished , Miranda sat down on the edge of the bed . |
| 17 | He flicked two inches of ash on the floor and sat down on the edge of the bed I had just vacated . |
| 18 | They had reached the door of his room now and , as Harry opened it , Madeleine went past him and sat down on the edge of his old brass bedstead . |
| 19 | She sat down on the edge of Julia 's bed and offered to brush her hair . |
| 20 | James Scott stood in the centre of the small room for a moment , looking round , then sat down on the edge of the bottom bunk . |
| 21 | Tessa first of all sat down on the edge of the bed , with her knees together , her feet crossed and slightly to one side , her back straight , and her cup and saucer at chest height , as she had learnt in Social Situation Training . |
| 22 | Then he picked up his own glass and sat down on the edge of the bed beside her . |
| 23 | I sat down on the edge of the table . |
| 24 | He sat down on the edge of the bed and , taking her chin between finger and thumb , lifted her face to his and asked crisply , ‘ So what 's wrong ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And unless you 're one of Charity LeVille 's nubile masseuses over from Gros Islet … ’ he 'd reached the bed , and to her horror slung his jacket over a nearby chair and sat down on the edge of the bed , far too close for comfort , continuing in the same bland tone , ‘ … which from the pious clutching of bedclothes I somehow doubt , maybe you 'd like to explain exactly who you are ? ’ |
| 26 | Ruth sat down on the edge of the bed after he had left her , instructing her to come downstairs when she was refreshed and join him outside by the pool for a drink . |
| 27 | He shrugged , then sat down on the edge of the bed and took her hand . |
| 28 | Fabia reached Ven 's suite and let herself in , walked across the sitting-room and into her bedroom where she sat down on the edge of the bed , and felt , for the moment , defeated . |
| 29 | He again sat down on the settle opposite her , and sipped a glass of beer before saying thoughtfully , ‘ Funny , when you come to think about it , but it 's what happens when you 're a bairn that sets the pattern for a man or woman , in most cases anyway . ’ |
| 30 | Kate sat down on the sofa beside Peter . |