Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] 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 ?
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