Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , we bang on about the play and the staging and the big themes , and , if there 's any space left , then , as the chairman of Critics ' Forum wearily intones , ‘ I suppose we ought to say something about the performances . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You will load your aeroplanes with T.N.T. , ’ he said , ‘ fly in line-astern to Corps H.Q. , and crash on to the roof of the Corps commander 's chateau , in alphabetical order . ’ |
| 3 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |
| 4 | And significantly , her boss and colleague sit in on the trial , revealing their emotional investment in what 's at stake . |
| 5 | sit in on the public |
| 6 | Playing a Stableford of the three best individual scores , they finish about 3½ hours later and sit down to a breakfast provided by the ladies . |
| 7 | In one house a family of six sit down to a meal , using three-legged chairs and chunks of masonry for seats . |
| 8 | I sit down to the table , and watch me , real men are n't like that are they ? and it locks |
| 9 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 10 | Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first . |
| 11 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 12 | Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree . |
| 15 | Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’ |
| 16 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 17 | I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather . |
| 18 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 19 | Guests are often late and rarely sit down at the table on time . |
| 20 | Please sit down at the table . |
| 21 | There 's plenty here , so if you clean yourself up and sit down at the table I 'll put something out for you too . |
| 22 | And there 's another sort of things now that we do n't hear is when you sit down at the table to eat erm they 're probably the most the hostess would say now would be , Help yourself . |
| 23 | The temptation and the suspense novel , a book in which a high degree of identification both from intellectual curiosity and emotional involvement is necessary for the writer as much as the reader , is to catch hold of some intriguing initial situation , sit down at the typewriter and go racing ahead from there . |
| 24 | Now please sit down on a chair , sit on that chair , please sit down . ’ |
| 25 | When we 're in the flat she says she 'll make some coffee , and I sit down on a chair with my carrier by my side . |
| 26 | However , you do not need to invest in expensive gadgets in order to find if you are fat around the middle : sit down on a seat , relax , do not pull your tummy in , and pinch the fat just above your waist . |
| 27 | I sit down on the edge of the chair and put my arm around her . |
| 28 | Right , sit down on the bed and give me your legs . ’ |
| 29 | I sit down on the floor next to Marie and look round . |
| 30 | I sit down on the bench and look up at the sky . |