Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let me sit down a minute , ’ I begged . |
| 2 | Now , do sit down a moment — we can just fit another chair in here . ’ |
| 3 | So sometimes she would sit out a dance or two by herself in the outhouse , by the Gironde , by the Garonne , in the Haut-Médoc , the Graves , Entre-Deux-Mers . |
| 4 | ‘ We 'd just sit around a table and write it together . |
| 5 | But the essence remains the same : a Chief Leader has his team of leaders ; the young explorers are divided into 12-strong ‘ fires ’ — a notion of Murray Levick 's , who said he wanted only as many people as could decently sit round a campfire . |
| 6 | Doctors , health visitors , social workers and police — even parents — may sit round a table at a case conference ostensibly discussing a ‘ team decision ’ which is ‘ in the best interests of the child ’ . |
| 7 | Talk of segregation — you will sit with the men all right , you will sit round a table with them talking examination papers , you wo n't be at the table when the decanter goes round . |