Example sentences of "and i sit [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry to interrupt , ’ they say politely on the phone , and I sit up straighter and always feel guilty . |
| 2 | There 's still a couple of beat up chairs there and I sit down in one of them . |
| 3 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 4 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 5 | For the first set of songs , I had more to do with that side mainly because I 'm the guitarist , and I sit down with the guitar for 3 or 4 hours every day , so there 's always a riff there . |
| 6 | I wait until my husband 's doing the late shift , and I wait until the children have gone to bed , and I sit down in front of the television . |
| 7 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 8 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 9 | And I sit back and smile . |
| 10 | She laughs and throws the duvet at me , and I sit back on the sofa-bed as she slips out into the hall . |
| 11 | ‘ Jenny and I sat up until the early hours chatting . ’ |
| 12 | But Fardine , Olivia and I sat up with Dr Jaffery sipping tea and chatting until well after midnight . |
| 13 | The Mau Maus joined in the laughter and I sat back down , feeling better . |
| 14 | The vestal virgins had gone for a tea break and I sat down thankfully in the cool of the ruins and closed my eyes . |
| 15 | In the shopping centre , I was gratified to see my name up on the Day 's Attractions board , and I sat down at a prepared place by the side of the stage . |
| 16 | For three weeks I had nothing to do and I sat down and decided — I have recorded all these pieces before — to see if there was not something more behind the music . |
| 17 | Paddy handed me a mug of tea and I sat down on a jerry-can . |
| 18 | On top of the cart , Liam started to sing again , ‘ On the banks of the roses my love and I sat down … ’ |
| 19 | Nell was sitting alone at a table in the dining car working on her interminable lists ( those usually clipped to the clipboard ) and I sat down opposite her feeling ashamed of myself . |
| 20 | ‘ Paulette , [ the defendant ] and I sat down on at least five occasions to discuss his treatment to Paulette . |
| 21 | He patted the bench beside him , and I sat down . |
| 22 | It was beautiful and I sat down to enjoy it . |
| 23 | I knew I should go back to the stockade now , but an idea came to me and I sat down to wait for darkness . |
| 24 | I felt faint as I remembered all the things that mouth had done , and I sat down quickly , touching my burning face . |
| 25 | My Exhilarator visor was still in the grass where I 'd left it and I sat down beside it to take stock of my stings , bruises and cuts . |
| 26 | Bush was sitting at the boss 's table and I sat down opposite . |
| 27 | I put it on the arm on the chair , I was trying to be clever and I sat down and it had like material there and I caught the material and I just sort , all fell down here , it 's a lovely smell . |
| 28 | I went into a toilet and there was none and I sat down on the toilet , looked up , they were all above the door , five of them ! |
| 29 | John has had his career and I sat by and supported him . |