Example sentences of "sit back [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We can not afford to ignore any market area within the EC nor feel secure to sit back on a strong domestic market only to find our position eroded by competitors , ’ he said . |
| 2 | At other times , he would sit back in a thoughtful , philosophical mood and ask Bob whether he felt one ought to have one 's name printed at the head of one 's private writing-paper . |
| 3 | ‘ That must be why we have to stop the ceremony — to make sure he ca n't tap the mental energy of the congregation and use it to supplement the Old One 's autonomic functions enough to pull the rest of it out of the Vortex , ’ Ace finished , and sat back with a cheery grin . |
| 4 | ‘ God speed both it and you ! ’ said Hotspur , and sat back with a short , sharp sigh of satisfaction . |
| 5 | He sat back with a satisfied grin and looked contently around the open-plan hygienic nonentity of his executive sitting room in his executive house on an executive estate in Pangbourne . |
| 6 | Silas then sat back with a satisfied air , his eyes holding admiration . |
| 7 | Mahmoud sat back with a little sigh of relief . |
| 8 | Eventually the men at the long table sat back in a happy state of having eaten and drunk as much as they could possibly hold . |