Example sentences of "to sit [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , they have in place systems that literally force the manager to move around the table during the A&C ; session to sit with the employee and scan the organisation for individual development opportunities . |
| 2 | I used to sit under the table and pretend not to hear . |
| 3 | ‘ I was in a hotel last night and I would have loved to sit in the bar and have a drink . |
| 4 | Are these people afraid to expose themselves in a panel condemning the National Health Service or just to sit in the background and make any comments ? |
| 5 | ‘ He used to sit in the garden and go to sleep or drink hundreds of cups of tea . |
| 6 | needs to sit in the printer and things like that erm so you do n't you know |
| 7 | And er he apparently told her to sit in the car while he finished his |
| 8 | She was went to sleep in the car I used to sit in the car and do it cos the light was good out there . |
| 9 | Yes it is nice it 's okay if you can do it in daylight , but artificial light is difficult and I used to sit in the car when Charlotte was asleep . |
| 10 | It is simply not safe to have radios on the side of the bath , or electrical heaters plugged in to the bathroom in winter , or to sit in the bath while shaving with an electric razor . |
| 11 | He waves me to sit in the chair and I do , yawning . |
| 12 | ‘ Honestly , how they get away with such stuff — it 's bad enough they take a large commission , but to sit on the money as long as they do … ’ |
| 13 | The supposition being that it 's always easier for the offspring just to sit on the nest and wait for the parent . |
| 14 | In light winds this can still be done by lowering yourself to sit on the board and then pulling on a straight front arm to pull yourself up . |
| 15 | They also pointed out that there was no room service and Maggie sank back down to sit on the bed and nurse her aching face . |
| 16 | To sit on the beach and suntan . |
| 17 | I would advise anyone taken to Castlereagh to sit on the floor and say the Rosary for seven days . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , poor you , ’ said Lydia inadequately , suddenly ripped with a desire , which she recognised as utterly reprehensible , to sit on the floor and giggle insanely . |
| 19 | At least financial agencies have some pressure to provide funds at competitive rates , and builders to guard against pricing themselves out of the market , but landowners just have to sit on the land until they get the price they demand . |
| 20 | Previous attempts at encouraging her to sit on the lavatory or the potty for this had ended in tantrums and tears so mother had given up trying . |
| 21 | And he did the same thing at Brackley Town , he guided them to success , their best ever season , he 's gone to Buckingham Town , took a few players with him , so Brackley Town , they 're not too pleased and they 're going to be out to beat Buckingham Town tonight , but I 'm going to sit on the fence and go for Buckingham 3 1 . |
| 22 | All you 've got ta do is to sit on the bog and go oooaaah |
| 23 | When the Swiss police agreed to tap Lasser 's telephone in his Zurich apartment , Syrian George stayed on in Switzerland to sit on the wire while Sami Jafaar and other members of his clan kept watch to identify Lasser 's Arab visitors . |
| 24 | And in the room down the hall , Sergeant Mikalis , the Cypriot police officer appointed by Inspector Hadjiloizu to sit on the wire and bring the recorded tapes across the road for translation , watched the reels begin to turn as Daod placed calls to his associates in Athens , Paris and Sofia . |
| 25 | ‘ I want you to sit on the step and watch out fer yer Mum and come in and tell me when you see her . ’ |
| 26 | And despite being stuffed full of capability and battery , they 're light enough ( 8kg ) to sit on the desktop and compact enough ( 15 by 10 by 27mm ) not to look like a Bulgarian chip fryer . |
| 27 | A London grandmother was particularly troublesome because of her drinking sprees , but her granddaughter was expected to clean her front doorsteps every Saturday : ‘ the old bugger used to sit at the window and watch me clean 'em . |
| 28 | Dad drew him maps to the unconscious ; he suggested routes and speeds , clothing for the journey and how to sit at the wheel when approaching the dangerous interior . |
| 29 | The child who refuses to sit at the table or in a high chair These children may be showing specific food-related problems or the difficulty may be part of a much wider behavioural and emotional problem . |
| 30 | Hyperactive and overactive young children often can not concentrate long enough to sit at the table and so teaching this is a very important part of learning to control them generally . |