Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] sit [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll just sit down for a moment . ’ |
| 2 | Larry Lonik , author of ‘ The Curious Morel ’ , tells the tale of a man in Williamsburg who knew a special spot : ‘ People would try to follow him , but he 'd just sit down under a tree and wait them out . |
| 3 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 4 | that it 's a good idea for when people are intending to get stoned in a heavy way to have a baby-sitter , so there 's no reason why the baby- sitter could n't sit there with a tape recorder . |
| 5 | ‘ He would just sit there on a chair and laugh to himself . |
| 6 | ‘ We shall just sit quietly 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 | If we would give him half an hour to get over the shock of his resurrection he would quietly sit down with a piece of paper ( the back of a bigger envelope , I suppose ) and would work out the relevant design formulae . |