Example sentences of "you sit [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I said you sit quietly and think and we shall do the same . |
| 2 | But at the Redgrave you sit back and watch an unarguable Macbeth unroll . |
| 3 | ‘ You sit down and wrap this towel round your neck . ’ |
| 4 | and then you sit down and go through all what books are out and |
| 5 | You sit down and tell us |
| 6 | Make sure you sit down and fill the form in every evening , after your child has gone to bed , and try to be objective . |
| 7 | No it 's got a coupon as well look you sit down and get on with your breakfast , I wo n't tell you again . |
| 8 | There are little tricks , for example , if it 's a time clause , when you think to yourself oh God it 's one of those lists , you sit down and calm yourself , take a Valium or whatever it is and just apply yourselves to that , right , what the next point is so the first thing I want you to do is stop at this time clause , when you realize it 's a time clause I want you to go trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot trot to the main verb , alright ? |
| 9 | You sit down and have a rest , and we 'll pop in the chemist and get some Calpol , cos we 're running out . |
| 10 | " Do n't mind him , you sit down and warm yourself , " Mrs James said quickly , glaring at Gerard . |
| 11 | But people seem to think that stories are written to a prescription , that you sit down and say , you do n't want it to be sexist , you do n't want it to be racist . |
| 12 | Yeah , if you sit there and eat that |
| 13 | Oh you sit there and push it here . |
| 14 | Now just you sit there and wait . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You sit there and tell me that you can see men or ghosts or apparitions that no one else can see ; you deny all evidence that the man or ghost or apparition is actually elsewhere and therefore can not be here ; and I am prejudiced ? |
| 16 | ‘ You sit there and tell me what you want done , I 'm not exactly helpless you know . ’ |
| 17 | You know , the one where you sit there and lie through your teeth about spending every waking hour flossing and probing and massaging and never go out of an evening without your single-headed brush , and the Aussie hygienist who looks like Brooke Shields on a good day takes one prod at your gum and it spouts blood like Moby Dick on a bad day and the game 's up there and then . |
| 18 | And do n't you feel guilty after , you sit there and think |
| 19 | You sit there and spend a million dollars on effects to try to make it sound like something you can already go out and buy . |
| 20 | You sit there and finish eating that and I 'll wash your hands . |
| 21 | Because it obliges you to sit down and make a careful observation of the chosen subject , you discover so much more than by just pointing a camera . |
| 22 | It washes over your head without making you sit up and take notice . |
| 23 | ‘ Why ca n't you sit up and look about you ? ’ |
| 24 | Look , why do n't you sit down and make yourself comfortable ? |
| 25 | Could you sit down and talk to him about your favourite band ? |
| 26 | Why do n't you sit down and tell me what you want for Christmas . |
| 27 | Why do n't you sit down and read a book for five |
| 28 | Could you sit down and say , ‘ Hey , was n't it cool what Sly Stone was wearing ? ’ or ‘ What about Jimmy Page 's Les Paul ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Please , ’ she asked , genuinely fearful now , it seemed to Hope , who relished the fact , ‘ will you sit down and let me talk to you ? ’ |
| 30 | Only when that topic is fully discussed can you sit back and think " what next ? " and move on to the next paragraph . |