Example sentences of "sit [adv] for [art] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | so we had to sit down for a while . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him . |
| 6 | She instructed Lucien to be careful with his leg , and to exercise the rest of his body only while lying or sitting down for a while . |
| 7 | And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry . |
| 8 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 9 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 10 | Mr Whinnett said : ‘ Joanna was in a state of pure terror and , although she sat down for a while , she most certainly did not sleep . ’ |
| 11 | It was in the third week after Minch had gone that he had first noticed that one of the Men , older than the Keeper , regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path by the Cages , and sat down for a while . |
| 12 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 13 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 14 | Preston sat there for a while stroking her and then , when he was sure that she was sleeping soundly , he crossed over to the window and lifted a corner of the curtain and peered cautiously out into the street . |
| 15 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 16 | I sat there for a while . |
| 17 | ‘ He sent him back to the pub ; he sat there for a while , and when he came back he 'd got the front shoes on . |
| 18 | I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee . |
| 19 | They sat quietly for a while . |
| 20 | He sat quietly for a while , staring into space , and then abruptly shut the album and stood up . |
| 21 | They sat quietly for a while , then Ian said , ‘ Joanna was terribly worried about her work , but I think I 've managed to reassure her . |