Example sentences of "and sit [adv prt] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At twenty past ten Sandison put his book away and sat back to watch the people who were walking down to the square . |
| 2 | She left early , bought a day return , and sat back to enjoy the journey . |
| 3 | I had admitted defeat on the subject of the links between agricultural and industrial revolution and British Imperialism , and sat down to watch the video . |
| 4 | She placed the croissant under the grill , and sat down to open the letter . |
| 5 | I went right down to the sea 's edge , but the water was too cold for pleasure , so I retreated to the dry level and sat down to brush the sand off my feet and put on my shoes again . |
| 6 | They felt hungry and sat down to eat the bread and cheese from Allen 's wallet . |
| 7 | Scarlet could not now imagine how she had passed the week with the house next door empty and soulless : she tidied the kitchen in readiness for her friend 's return and sat down to read the local paper , two copies of which had just been delivered through the letterbox . |
| 8 | William Tanner finished tidying up the small warehouse stock and sat down to await the van which was due . |
| 9 | He turned on his Calor-gas stove and heater but did n't light them and sat down to await the end . |