noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack )
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In the open, the soldiers are sitting targets.
a sitting/kneeling/standing position
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The priest rose from his kneeling position by the bed.
sitting astride
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a photograph of my mother sitting astride a horse
sitting comfortably
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I was sitting comfortably in the lounge, reading a newspaper.
sitting duck
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Out in the open, the soldiers were sitting ducks for enemy fire.
sitting in front of
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I spend most of my time sitting in front of a computer.
sitting member
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the sitting member for Newbury
sitting room
sitting tenant
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
man
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Her eye caught that of the man sitting next to her.
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The man sitting before me could not have forgotten that; he just chose to ignore it.
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The man sitting next to her grandmother wore the distinctive sharp-peaked cap of the Gestapo and Peach froze with horror.
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And there's a grown man sitting on the floor over there.
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When he came to, he was disorientated, staring blankly at a man sitting with his back to him.
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The man sitting on the chintz sofa rose awkwardly to his feet.
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He lowered his hand and stared at the man sitting facing him.
room
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Before the fire in the sitting room , she waited impatiently for Thomas and his approval.
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A maid took me into the sitting room , where a very pretty lady with dark hair was working at a typewriter.
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I knew it was a mistake to help my silly wee sister paste pictures into her scrapbook in the sitting room .
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Then we glanced round the sitting room .
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The sitting room , at the front of the house, has a more summery feel.
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They looked so dignified in the sitting room at home.
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Rain went back into the sitting room expecting to see Cobalt there.
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As she moved to obey, the black spot of the gun followed her unerringly across the sitting room .
■ VERB
find
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The rector had called during the afternoon and found Winnie Bailey sitting by her husband's bedside.
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When they arrived home, the children found their father sitting sad and alone.
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They found her sitting at the table with the Telegraph, nibbling toast.
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Tea with the Turtle Uncle Alfred woke from his day-long nap to find Anabelle sitting by the canal.
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She found her sitting on a bench beneath a stark tree in the college grounds, in a snowy landscape.
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I was found by Chris sitting not ten yards from Big Tree.
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When he woke it was to find her sitting beside him on the bed, watching him.
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Almost certainly he would expect to find her sitting there, fuming but ready to be driven home.
leave
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There was a sensation in the Oct. 21 sitting of the Supreme Soviet when Khasbulatov left the evening sitting, claiming sickness.
see
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Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space, not reading at all.
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He had seen her sitting at the high table among the other ladies of noble birth who served the Empress.
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I hadn't seen her sitting on a bench not far from the spot.
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As I opened the door of her room, I saw her sitting close to the fire.
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Tina Brady is seen sitting facing the camera.
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It reassured him to see her sitting there, so thoughtful and placid.
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He was surprised to see her sitting almost dazed.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be sitting on a goldmine
be sitting pretty
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At that stage in the campaign, she was sitting pretty in the polls.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dinner is served in three sittings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I had five sittings, an hour at a time.