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Example sentences for "seating himself"

  • Thank you," he answered, seating himself on the rocks at a little distance, "you appeared so lost in thought I feared my coming might annoy you.

  • He evidently has roped the old man in on it, at last," said Haight, seating himself.

  • Mayhap," answered Martin Grille, seating himself on a bench, and kindly putting his arm round the deformed boy's neck.

  • Jean Charost rose, and the duke, seating himself, signed his name in a good bold hand, and folded up the paper.

  • There, seating himself in a chair near the centre of the room, while the two servants stood at a little distance behind, he pointed to a picture in the extreme southwestern corner, and bade Jean Charost bring it to him.

  • Now for the story, Auntie," said Herbert, seating himself on the grass, beside her.

  • This experience has given our life a new sweetness," said Basil, seating himself by Dawn.

  • Seating himself at the instrument, he played the prelude soft and low, then their voices mingled in that graceful, gliding song, as only voices can mingle that are united in the harmony of love.

  • Now let us sit here a while and listen," said Kenelm, seating himself on the baluster of the bridge.

  • Seating himself behind a heap of merchandise, Hatchie proceeded to examine the pistols by the light of a lantern which Pat had borrowed from the sleeping engineers.

  • We are at last fairly started," said Henry, seating himself by the side of Uncle Nathan, on the boiler deck.

  • Tell Mr. Grinders to come in first," said Egerton, seating himself.

  • Riccabocca, seating himself, "I have resolved to leave for a time this retreat, and to seek the neighbourhood of London.

  • Then, seating himself in the only rocking-chair in the room, the young gentleman leisurely removed his gloves, looking around the while with an amused expression on his face, while the girl stood watching him.

  • Pears like you might o' been a grain warmer about hit," growled the other, seating himself where he could watch her.

  • With the manner of one making a resolution after a hard struggle, he took writing material from the top shelf of the cupboard, and, seating himself at the table, began to write.

  • Mavra departed, and Plushkin, seating himself, and taking up a pen, sat turning the sheet of paper over and over, as though in doubt whether to tear from it yet another morsel.

  • I have slept exceedingly well," replied Chichikov, seating himself upon a chair.

  • Seating himself on a rock by the side of the road, he decided to hold a council of war, to determine what should be done.

  • Seating himself on the familiar rock in the river, he returned to his meditations.

  • Mauville, pleasantly, seating himself on the edge of the bed.

  • Seating himself absently on one of the public benches, Mauville removed his hat to allow the cool air to fan his brow.

  • Experiencing the felicity of a man who has entered a higher civilization, the manager ordered a bottle of iced ale, drank it with gusto, and, seating himself, was soon partaking of a palatable dish.

  • Mr. Phillips, seating himself in his chair, doubled up with laughter.

  • Seating himself in the chair by the small table.

  • He went directly up to the platform deck, seating himself on a folding chair.

  • Eph, sliding into the engine room and seating himself on the cushion opposite Andrews.

  • So, seating himself at the table, on which all the implements for writing had been previously prepared, and under the eye of Beroli, he copied the missive word for word.

  • In seating himself at the table, the Greek artfully draws out of one of his pockets the prepared cards, and holds them in readiness in his right hand, as I have before described in the chapter on the "Abstraction of Cards.

  • We may, therefore, understand the motive of the King in seating himself in the place here described to have been a desire that he might not, if discovered, be supposed to be prying impertinently into the interior of the palace.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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