Example sentences of "sit [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sit down for a minute .
2 Right , just sit down for a minute and let's , Michael read his first .
3 ‘ Come and sit down for a minute while the lasagne finishes cooking . ’
4 Sit down for a minute , he 's gon na be a minute .
5 No sorry it 's mummy 's fault , she pulled the wrong one , that 's it , good girl , I 'll er brush your hair in a minute , get all your knots out , right , sit down for a minute , well turn round , there
6 There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree .
7 Here — ’ he shoved some gear off the wooden slats of the cockpit , ‘ sit down for a bit . ’
8 You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’
9 I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather .
10 Dosh — I was pretty sure it was Dosh — and I danced some and she finished off the Kümmel , which meant we then had to sit down for a while near the window , where some scatter cushions had been laid .
11 so we had to sit down for a while .
12 Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’
13 You have to sit down for a minute
14 I needed to sit down for a minute .
15 Because when you do run across the road , you get to the other side , and you 're thinking , good gracious , that was a close shave , I 'll have to sit down for a minute , I think I 'll have a cup of coffee or something .
16 It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment .
17 I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit .
18 In most cases asking a child to sit out for a while is sufficient " discipline " providing the drama is interesting enough to draw them back in .
19 " Come and sit here for a bit .
20 We sit around for a bit , chatting .
21 I find I can easily put things into perspective , see both sides of an issue , if I just sit around for a while and I probably do that for half an hour a day .
22 I sit there for a bit longer , till I finish my coffee , then I decide to go out and have a look round the station .
23 Oh , shut up Ryan , and then he sits there for a bit , and she goes , yeah well , you used to wear national health spectacles .
24 If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something , I will then cheerfully give way to him .
25 She looks real comfy there and I think about sitting down for a bit and watching telly , but I ai n't got nothing to sit on so I just carry on standing up .
26 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 .
27 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 .
28 ‘ In our position , there is no point in sitting back for a draw . ’
29 What about the last we did yesterday actually designers and training , it 's quite a , it 's quite a struggle that had a long day , been sitting here for a couple of hours I du n no it seems longer and there you are and you 're actually struggling
30 And Ben like when we were sort of there Ben sort of we 'd been sitting around for a while and he said it 's very embarrassing to have to ask this but you 're staying the night and stuff erm are you two a couple or are you just friends so no , just friends but it 's alright , if you do n't have any spare rooms we 'll be perfectly happy to sleep together , do n't worry .
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