Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Morris will sit in for Betty Boothroyd … the first woman Speaker , who was elected last week . |
| 2 | Michael Morris will sit in for Betty Boothroyd … the first woman Speaker , who was elected last week . |
| 3 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
| 6 | Can you sit down for a while after that ? |
| 7 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 8 | will you sit down for two more minutes . |
| 9 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 10 | She would sit down for one minute and then she would go and warm herself beside Tom . |
| 11 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 12 | Might as well sit down for a few minutes might n't we ? |
| 13 | Er they would n't go and sit down for the story with all the other children sit at , sat on my knee on the floor for a short while . |
| 14 | I must sit down for two minutes , Jim . |
| 15 | I 'll sit down for three minutes ! |
| 16 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
| 17 | Mum will you sit down for five minutes . |
| 18 | Does she actually sit up for Dennis ? |
| 19 | You ca n't sit around for ever . |
| 20 | do n't sit around for an hour doing nothing |