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 .
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