Example sentences of "sit [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 2 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 3 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 4 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 5 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 6 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 7 | Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 9 | Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute . |
| 10 | No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there |
| 11 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 12 | It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment . |
| 13 | You have to sit down for a minute — |
| 14 | When he was able to sit down for a brief breather , he received a telephone call from control saying that some twenty young bullocks had got loose on the railway line heading in his direction and would he keep a look out , with the thought that trains and cattle do not mix . |
| 15 | I needed to sit down for a minute . |
| 16 | Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid . |
| 17 | Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something . |
| 18 | so we had to sit down for a while . |
| 19 | Brian sits reflectively for a few moments … |
| 20 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 21 | In most cases asking a child to sit out for a while is sufficient " discipline " providing the drama is interesting enough to draw them back in . |
| 22 | " Come and sit here for a bit . |
| 23 | We sit around for a bit , chatting . |
| 24 | I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day . |
| 25 | I sit there for a bit longer , till I finish my coffee , then I decide to go out and have a look round the station . |
| 26 | I sit there for a second thinking , No , it ca n't be … |
| 27 | Oh , shut up Ryan , and then he sits there for a bit , and she goes , yeah well , you used to wear national health spectacles . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him . |
| 30 | She looks real comfy there and I think about sitting down for a bit and watching telly , but I ai n't got nothing to sit on so I just carry on standing up . |