Example sentences of "[pers pn] sit [adv] for a [noun sg] " 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 " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox .
5 I sat around for a while , talking to people .
6 Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’
7 I sat there for a while .
8 I sat there for an hour stuffing my stomach and telling him exactly what had happened .
9 I sat quietly for a while finishing my most recent cup of coffee .
10 Can you sit down for a while after that ?
11 When she went into the rest room she sat down for a minute while waiting for Peggy to come out of the lavatory .
12 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 . ’
13 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 .
14 We sit around for a bit , chatting .
15 Then we sat down for a rest under a hedge , and Dana asked that typically American question : ‘ Do you want to talk about it ? ’
16 They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty .
17 They sat down for a meal with the missionaries , fully appreciating the significance of their actions .
18 They sat quietly for a while .
19 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 .
20 Oh , shut up Ryan , and then he sits there for a bit , and she goes , yeah well , you used to wear national health spectacles .
21 He sat silently for a minute and then he got up and walked out .
22 He sat quietly for a while , staring into space , and then abruptly shut the album and stood up .
23 ‘ 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 .
24 But anyway , this was the first we have such a conference every five years , but over a thousand of us sat around for a week and talked about evolution , and there was one rather curious fact about Vancouver , or the media of Vancouver , during that week .
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