But as he reached the slip the official ferryboat came alongside, and in the sternsheets beside the town policeman sat Nicky Vro, on his way to Bodmin gaol.
As the party settled themselves in the sternsheets Master Calvin fixed his pale, gooseberry-coloured eyes on hers.
At the word from the skipper, Yoritomo sprang into the sternsheets and I into the bow, ready to cast off.
We in the sternsheets stood together against them.
Nishikanta, automatic still in hand, standing up in the sternsheets by the comfortable seat he had selected for himself, was staggered by the lurch of the boat.
At the last moment Captain Kellar had caught Michael up, tucked him under an arm, and with him dropped into the, sternsheets of his whaleboat.
Painters were cast off, and in the sternsheets of each boat solitary white men were standing up, heads bared in graciousness of conduct to the furnace-stab of the tropic sun, as they waved additional and final farewells.
The rudder of the wherry being shipped, one of the gentlemen took the yoke lines as he sat down in the sternsheets facing father, handling them in a manner that showed he was no novice.
Very well,' cried the first lieutenant, from the sternsheetsof the boat, as he passed by.
As the pinnace ranged up alongside, several shots were fired and assegais hurled at them, one of which, whizzing close to Adair's ear, stuck quivering in the sternsheets as he was springing up the side.
Captain Warfield gave in, but as the boat shoved off he stood up in the sternsheets and shook his fist ashore.
Captain Jensen stood up in the sternsheets of his whaleboat and denied the existence of pants on his schooner.
So, Ned did not appear at all pleased when the lieutenant stepped forward to take his place in the cutter, giving him an envious look when he took his seat in the sternsheets prior to her being lowered down.
In another minute or so, Dr Nettleby and his factotum managed to slide down by the aid of the after life-line into the sternsheets of the boat; though, they took their seats in a rather hurried fashion beside the lieutenant and myself.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sternsheets" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
