Example sentences of "sit there [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sit there for a second thinking , No , it ca n't be … |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not joking , we literally , sometimes , used to sit there round a big table waiting for the scripts to come in . |
| 4 | To his surprise , when they got to the pub , he found Valerie Cass sitting there over a large gin . |
| 5 | Well tough he 's not getting my , he 's not getting the ensuite room , I can tell you If I if I have got three lodgers and I 'm getting on with them and they 're they 're paying me regularly for the sake of an extra twenty pounds or whatever and the annoyance from Tony coming in at ten a or there abouts and then sitting there like a stuffed frock waiting for me to leap about and put food on a plate and microwave it not doing it , Brenda ! |
| 6 | ‘ Shamus sitting there like a stuck pig , and Kevin lookin' at his teacup . |
| 7 | He used to just sit there with a 12 string guitar and often used a tape recorder with backing tracks , and then put on a harmony live or used a stylophone . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't sit there like a stuffed owl ! ’ she shouted at Peter . |
| 9 | Her eyes , threatening to turn from amber to gold as the two of them sat there over a casual dinner on her balcony , briefly dared him to develop the theme , just before she dropped them . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Sat there for a long time , her mind blank . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Wycliffe was asking questions almost at random , trying to stimulate some animation but Matthew sat there like a well-trained dog , ready to make a given response at the appropriate signal . |
| 14 | I just sat there like a real prat , and I thought |
| 15 | I was saying , oh yeah erm Shrimpy like , we , me and Scott were playing snooker and I , I came in to see if like , either of you , anyone else wanted to play doubles and like , Swimp , Shrimpy was just sat by himself in the middle of the floor , cross-legged just sat there like a little pixie or something ! |
| 16 | Jackson sat there like an important man who was being kept from an engagement by a nuisance . |