First of all, if you've got a seat feel free to take a seat, because I'm going to talk for a while. (Applause.) Point number two, if you don't have a seat, bend your knees because sometimes people faint a little bit -- all right -- and you've been standing here a while.

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My heart sagged as I lay back in the seat to take a nap.

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I'm not going to take a back seat to anybody with my horse.

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Bundled unceremoniously into a side room, nobody paying me any attention, I awkwardly take my seat.

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Suddenly, I saw our battalion commander, Colonel Timothy Halloran (Happy was his nickname), take a seat on a nearby bench, and the mere reality of his presence soothed me a bit, as often happened when he hove into sight.

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"I love Chelsea, I love this stadium, I love these people but I am a professional, " stated Mourinho, who emerged from the tunnel before his players to take his seat in the Stamford Bridge dugout ahead of kick-off.

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When I hobbled into the 14th street dive bar, the bartender took one look at me and told me to take a seat.

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