Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] [coord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sit down and listen to the radio for a bit while I go up and wash . |
| 2 | ring my friend if it makes you feel alright it 's ace if you just sit down and listen to the old Beatles is n't it ? feel alright I do n't care too much for money , money ca n't be me love ca n't be me love |
| 3 | because I breed racehorses , I also am a farmer so I wear two hats , but I 've actually seen foxes sit down we move the hounds move in , si sit down and scratch in the middle of a field , and then they think ah ! |
| 4 | Why not have the group sit down and talk about the strategy issues ? |
| 5 | Mr Chalmers said in Glasgow : ‘ The only political parties who are not prepared to sit down and talk about the recall of a Scottish parliament are the Tory party and the Labour Party . |
| 6 | It was n't as if I even wanted to sit down and write in the first place . |
| 7 | On the day I spoke to him , his wizened granite-faced skipper Kepler Wessels ( who is almost the antithesis of Rhodes ) had sat down and spoken to the 22-year-old from Natal about his game . |
| 8 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 9 | For the first time people began to sit up and listen to the facts about a problem which used to be swept silently aside . |
| 10 | AS THE plutocrats of world golf prepare to fly to Augusta for the first major championship of the season , — in some cases in their personal executive jets — it is a safe bet none of them sit back and reflect on the origins of their good fortune . |
| 11 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |
| 12 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 13 | If the victim is not edible the reptile quickly slithers away into hiding , but if it is a suitable prey it simply sits back and waits for the animal 's agonies to cease . |
| 14 | ’ At night we like to sit out and look at the views of the valley with a glass of wine . |
| 15 | With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds … |
| 16 | It was far safer to start a town off with a charter , a market and a fair , and a few other practical inducements to settlers , and then to sit back and hope for the best . |
| 17 | Luckily , you do n't have to dance every night … you have plenty of opportunity to sit back and relax in the evenings when the entertainments team do their bit ! |
| 18 | There was a thing about Rick Holden on Sunday where he says that most of the players just sit around or go to the pub etc after training and on their days off . |
| 19 | I jumped off the bank I was sitting on and ran for the ball , elated . |
| 20 | ‘ Well ? ’ she pressed him , sitting up and looking at the broad back facing her . |
| 21 | I say , and laugh , sitting back and looking round the room at the bare paint walls and the constable sitting by the door . |
| 22 | It 's then a matter of sitting back and waiting for the calls ! |
| 23 | ‘ Just let their targets sit back and wait for the bullet , eh ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The fact is you do n't sit back and wait for the UFF or IRA to hit their victims — you go after them . |
| 25 | She hoisted the baby on to her hip and dragging a chair close up to the television set , sat down and stared at the blank screen . |
| 26 | He sat down and stared at the gifts quite speechless . |
| 27 | I sat down and leant against the wall , trying to decide what to do . |
| 28 | Dickinson sat down and looked at the adjutant , appalled . |
| 29 | ‘ I sat down and said to the doctor ‘ So I have cancer ’ and he said ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 30 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |