Example sentences of "[adv] sit [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | Larry Lonik , author of ‘ The Curious Morel ’ , tells the tale of a man in Williamsburg who knew a special spot : ‘ People would try to follow him , but he 'd just sit down under a tree and wait them out . |
2 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
3 | You could n't just sit down in a street . |
4 | Might as well sit down for a few minutes might n't we ? |
5 | And the local tavernas are the best places to sample the delicious Greek cuisine or to simply sit back with a glass of ouzo and watch the world go by . |
6 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
7 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
8 | If we would give him half an hour to get over the shock of his resurrection he would quietly sit down with a piece of paper ( the back of a bigger envelope , I suppose ) and would work out the relevant design formulae . |