Example sentences of "sit [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 2 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 3 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 6 | Er they would n't go and sit down for the story with all the other children sit at , sat on my knee on the floor for a short while . |
| 7 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 8 | ‘ You can sit here for the moment , ’ said Dyson , opening the mail from his in-tray , ‘ while we get this sorted out . |
| 9 | do n't sit around for an hour doing nothing |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | ‘ We shall just sit quietly for a moment . |