Example sentences of "[pron] sit [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 2 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I sit there for a second thinking , No , it ca n't be … |
| 5 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 6 | I sat around for a while , talking to people . |
| 7 | I sat up for the next few nights , my head poking out of the back skylight of the loft , my ears straining for the tinkle of glass breaking or muffled curses , or the more usual signal of the birds being disturbed and taking flight , but nothing more happened . |
| 8 | I sat there for a while . |
| 9 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 10 | I sat there for an hour stuffing my stomach and telling him exactly what had happened . |
| 11 | I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee . |
| 12 | When you sit down for a wee while . |
| 13 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 14 | She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name . |
| 15 | She sat there for a long time rocking backwards and forwards and giving herself up to howling , letting her gasps for breath shake her to pieces and leave her shuddering . |
| 16 | The 50-year-old child killer suffered a black eye , bruises and minor cuts as she sat down for a meal at Cookham Wood jail in Kent . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory . |
| 19 | But you , you sat outside for the best part of quarter of an hour , twenty minutes , cos it was so sunny . |
| 20 | We sit around for a bit , chatting . |
| 21 | Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’ |
| 22 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |
| 23 | On my first visit , we sat together for a long time , talking of this and that . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I ca n't see him sitting down for a quiet civilized three cornered discussion . ’ |
| 26 | And they sat in the car with the windows down in the freezing dawn and they watched the distant city lights going out under the dawn at five in the morning , they sat there for a full half hour , looking , and thinking how beautiful the city looked at this time and at this distance … |
| 27 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 28 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 29 | They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions . |
| 30 | They sat quietly for a while . |