Example sentences of "[coord] sit [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She instructed Lucien to be careful with his leg , and to exercise the rest of his body only while lying or sitting down for a while . |
| 2 | " Come and sit here for a bit . |
| 3 | ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’ |
| 4 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 7 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 8 | Mildred leapt to the floor and sat there for a moment , reflecting how nice it was to be able to jump such an amazing distance without getting hurt . |
| 9 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 10 | Donna slid behind the wheel of the Volvo and sat there for a moment , looking back at the ruins . |
| 11 | It was in the third week after Minch had gone that he had first noticed that one of the Men , older than the Keeper , regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path by the Cages , and sat down for a while . |
| 12 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |