Example sentences of "they sit [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He offers no explanation , as they sit down to dinner , and Anne and Millie talk about other things . |
| 2 | After the working day they sit down to supper and the master sets the tasks for the morrow : Quoth Maister — Lads , work hard I pray , Cloth mun be peark 'd next market-day , And Tom mun go tomorn to t'spinners , And Will mun seek about for t'swingers ; And Jack tomorn , by time be rising , And go t'sizing mill for sizing , And get your web and warping done That ye may get it into loom . |
| 3 | She asked Nanny when they sat down to lunch . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've got some news for you all , ’ said Dairyman Crick as they sat down to breakfast one Sunday morning . |
| 5 | They sat down to breakfast , tired and sad . |
| 6 | They sat down to dinner . |