Example sentences of "sit [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 2 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |
| 3 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 4 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 5 | At the end of the day 550 people sat down for a superb dinner in the marquee , prepared by and his team , where the trophies and prizes from the Grand Draw were presented , followed by a disco . |
| 6 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 7 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 8 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 9 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Sophie said inadequately , then sat silently for a long minute . |
| 11 | Katherine sat silently for a long moment , her eyes growing perceptibly wider , the colour draining from her cheeks . |