A number of other buccaneers were sitting with him, talking.

Any number of competitors (usually four at most) sit around a table.

A number of opened boxes sat on a table and the chairs that stood around the room.

You have to phone an 08xx number from 08.30am and sit in the queue.

Earlier a number of other people had come and sat with her, until she told them that she really did not need or want company.

Huge numbers never sat back down, instead leaving the stadium.

A number of them were sitting at community tables pulled together and playing poker.

A number of persons, men and women, were sitting about.

Any number of those who had risen sat back down.

An increasing number of people simply sat in their holes doing nothing.