Example sentences of "sit [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
| 4 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 5 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 6 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 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 | Might as well sit down for a few minutes might n't we ? |
| 9 | and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn |
| 10 | " May I sit here for a while and keep you company ? " asked the fox . |
| 11 | do n't sit around for an hour doing nothing |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | ‘ We shall just sit quietly for a moment . |