Example sentences of "sit back [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 2 | erm cause otherwise he would of sat back and said oh Jean can pay that . |
| 3 | erm cos otherwise he would of sat back and said oh Jean can pay that . |
| 4 | Cos some people do want to examine what they 're gon na , but the vast majority just sit back and ignore it . |
| 5 | AS THE plutocrats of world golf prepare to fly to Augusta for the first major championship of the season , — in some cases in their personal executive jets — it is a safe bet none of them sit back and reflect on the origins of their good fortune . |
| 6 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |
| 7 | ‘ Russian men are very lazy ; they sit back and wait . |
| 8 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 9 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 10 | That was precisely what women had done in the past — sit back and wait for men to make the running . |
| 11 | I think Leeds function as a better team without him playing , when he does play I get the feeling that the other players sit back and wait for him to produce the move that will lead to the scores . |
| 12 | So just sit back and wait while I disappear into the studio . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry , Dad , but I ca n't just let this thing pass — sit back and pretend it has n't happened . |
| 14 | If your evenings are made for relaxing then why not enjoy a drink and chat with friends at the bar , or take a moonlit stroll along the beach , or simply sit back and absorb the atmosphere ? |
| 15 | Just sit back and take it easy while I think . ’ |
| 16 | The session starts around 2pm when the old faithfuls sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands and singers Chick Henderson is always high on the list of course or dance to the records , spinning at 78rpm . |
| 17 | The remaining 10 per cent , I sit back and let John manipulate me . |
| 18 | I 've found that after a few years experience you can tell , you just can you know ; which even if you 've got a group with two very imaginative kids in , who can play instruments really well , and the others sit back and let them do it , then you might give the difference between two out of ten and nine out of ten for effort in the same group , but for the overall effect they would then get the same mark for the group thing . |
| 19 | Then sit back and relax by opening a chilled bottle of Guinness Original . |
| 20 | They just sit back and relax . |
| 21 | ‘ Sit back and relax , Caroline . |
| 22 | ‘ The game now is too big to run your own administration in an amateur way , sit back and think big companies are going to come to us ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ The feeling was indescribable and nowadays when things do n't quite go as planned I often sit back and think of other jockeys who never had a Derby win and who , for the remainder of their careers , will be chasing this elusive rainbow . |
| 24 | We too easily sit back and accept recordings as though they should be viewed inside a critical vacuum which is inhabited only by other recordings or recollections of ‘ live ’ performances . |
| 25 | In the post-war period there has developed a rather more critical awareness of how societies operate : fewer people simply sit back and accept their societies unthinkingly — they see that alongside the many technological and social advances that have been made there still exist problem areas like over-population , poverty and crime . |
| 26 | Sit back and allow the words to wash around you , like music . ’ |
| 27 | Catch up with the latest movies and audio programmes or just sit back and read the papers . |
| 28 | Pastures new Make a mini-meadow with Geoffrey Smith , then sit back and enjoy the wildlife it attracts . |
| 29 | So sit back and enjoy a weekly helping of fine music in the relaxed atmosphere of our Square Cat Bistro , with different artistes each Monday . |
| 30 | Here comes summer … time for the two of you to slip away for that special holiday , so sit back and enjoy those dream destinations that make you wish you were there … cruise the Caribbean 's hot spots on Le Ponant and graceful and stylish luxury yacht … take time off a tour of the Greek Islands and enjoy the special mixture of sun , beauty and history … party 'till dawn on Majorca or discover more secluded spots on this and the other Balearic Islands … beat the crowds to the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla and relish the silky feel of warm sand slipping between your toes … if time is short cross the Channel to France and the pretty countryside of Picardy … or rediscover England on a relaxing barge built for two … we also look at romantic hotels in Britain , perfect for first nights , short breaks or indulgent weekends … |