Example sentences of "sit [adv] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a more complex case I might sit in on a discussion within a committee but begin to consider that it is not moving in a direction that suits me . |
| 2 | In the middle of the window was a shiny red car you could sit in with a driver 's wheel you could turn and a horn you could peep . |
| 3 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 4 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 5 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 6 | The drinks machine was in the passage leading to the library and sometimes one or other of them would sit down for a break , and she found it a relief to talk to a real human being . |
| 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 | For just £2.75 the happy eater can sit down to a plate of fish , chips , mushy peas and a bread bun . |
| 9 | Conversely , any fool can sit down at a slot machine . |
| 10 | He would sit down at a table , take a sheet of writing paper , and discharge himself into me . |
| 11 | They may sit down at a table to chat to a friend . |
| 12 | With difficulty , but I think it is fair to say as well it has got great compensations , because if you build walls , if you 're hiding , if you 're pretending , if you 're always subscribing parents and stopping them from coming in you make problems ; parents worry and suspect that there are problems behind those closed doors , and I think this is why we have established fifteen different parent teacher groups which meet regularly in different parts of Sussex , from Seaford to Shoreham , to Hove , to Brighton , and in small groups of ten/fifteen/twenty they 'll sit down with a teacher and they do n't just do fund raising they thrash out the different aspects of their children 's education and then they come in and meet in a main committee and I think it is this involvement that enables the parents and the teachers to work very closely together . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Let's all sit down in a circle and ask the magic to work . ’ |
| 16 | You could n't just sit down in a street . |
| 17 | He must sit upright at a table to eat his meals : he can not eat off a tray sitting in bed or an easy chair . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 20 | ‘ Though I may say that I shall be getting twenty-five guineas next Thursday for doing nothing but sit around in a television studio for half-an-hour , instead of beating my brains out all week-end to write a script for the BBC Overseas Service and getting ten guineas for it . ’ |
| 21 | How could they sit around in a stupor for so long ? |
| 22 | ‘ He would just sit there on a chair and laugh to himself . |
| 23 | No it 's not , I can sit there with a customer list and I could tell you who recommended who |
| 24 | that it 's a good idea for when people are intending to get stoned in a heavy way to have a baby-sitter , so there 's no reason why the baby- sitter could n't sit there with a tape recorder . |
| 25 | right will you just sit there for a minute while mummy gets to pick the tomatoes oh , oh do n't panic , no-one 's going to run off with you |
| 26 | ‘ We shall just sit quietly for a moment . |