Example sentences of "[vb mod] sit at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was past their supper time already , and the first question that arose was whether Jennifer should sit at table with them . |
| 2 | This suggests that you should sit at arms length from your monitor and should n't site desks so that people sit near the back of monitors . |
| 3 | On the first floor one might sit at a table overlooking the Bay while enjoying a Swanage lobster salad or a delicious cream tea . |
| 4 | I 'll sit at the back probably , in the back corner there . |
| 5 | You kids can sit there and we 'll sit at the table . |
| 6 | No I 'll sit at the back . |
| 7 | his beard and everything to a T. He 'd sit at the top of the table , have his stiff white serviette tucked into his waistcoat , and he 's lifted that carving knife and fork until — you sat there and you never said a word . |
| 8 | You 'd sit at the gate for ages in , in the hope that the road would be clear as well . |
| 9 | When it mattered , Leonard was a learner ; he could sit at a man 's feet and absorb completely . |
| 10 | I wish I could sit at the table and help cut up Annie 's food like I used to , and we 'd have crackers and we 'd wear those paper hats and have them little prezzies from inside the crackers . |
| 11 | There she could sit at one of the outdoor cafés and read her letter undisturbed while sipping a cool drink of lemon or perhaps iced tea . |
| 12 | This means you could sit at your workstation and ‘ talk ’ to a computer on the other side of the world . |
| 13 | The girls said it was the room with the round window that faced down the town and that Eve could sit at the window and watch everyone and where they went and who they were with . |
| 14 | John was being put in readiness for going ‘ over there ’ , so that middle-aged women like herself could sit at home working at petit-point and , hopefully , growing a little food . |
| 15 | She found she could sit at work in the Rose Bowl , her hands occupied as they were now , while in her head she relived the moments she had spent with Luke ; his hands caressing her ; his mouth on hers . |
| 16 | we 've been slightly more amenable but invite to your club temerity to ask your Lordship rather me , but as I 'm on my feet , er ask your Lordship whether you could sit at all early on Friday as to help Mr er , I , I was little concerned to hear Mr say that he was going to wait for Mr he had responded because that would of course then extend more into Friday , it may be more sensible if Mr could have |
| 17 | You know , if they could n't go and be a brick-layer , but they could sit at home , and you know , stick stamps on envelopes , or whatever , earn some money , then they might have to do that because they have n't got this plan . |
| 18 | And you know yesterday she had the nerve to ask me if she could sit at the end of our table . |
| 19 | Me father used to sit at one side of the fireplace and me aunt at the other one , and they would sit and talk about the Bible . |
| 20 | A London grandmother was particularly troublesome because of her drinking sprees , but her granddaughter was expected to clean her front doorsteps every Saturday : ‘ the old bugger used to sit at the window and watch me clean 'em . |
| 21 | In the past , according to Mackenzie , they used to sit at opposite ends of the site firing off hostile letters to each other . |
| 22 | There used to be a long table and the head used to sit at the end of this table and so to see that you did n't leave off working she used to get the table cloth and always be pulling this table straight . |
| 23 | Later in the conversation , he said ‘ I used to sit at my desk and fear — the unknown , or that we would all be killed . |
| 24 | While he talked to a girl , she would sit at the bar and talk to the nearest man . |
| 25 | She had come to look forward to the intervals between tenants , for at such times she would sit at the bedroom window that overlooked the street , which sloped swiftly to the main thoroughfare ; and guided by the landmarks of St Dominic 's church and , beyond that , St Ann 's , she could look over the chimney pots and catch a glimpse of the river gleaming between the busy traffic on it . |
| 26 | He would sit at the head of the long table , the various amounts were packed in white paper with the name of the recipient on each . |
| 27 | The Stage was published on that day and they would sit at tables in threes and fours sharing a single cup of coffee Everyone was generous about sharing job information and they had the bonus of the Tiller name behind them . |
| 28 | When he first knew her , when she was plump and big-boned , and had that corn-coloured hair and always wore pale grey , she would sit at Margaret 's parties and never say a word . |
| 29 | It would sit at the foot of the sick-bed and , if it gazed at the patient , its eyes would magically absorb the malaise so the man had a renewed chance of life . |
| 30 | She said : ‘ I would sit at Westminster for the time being , but I do not think you can do both . |