Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to sit down [prep] " in BNC.

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1 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 . ’
2 Just in the middle of doing something I have to sit down with my mind blank and filling , like a pitcher , with sadness .
3 When she got to the top of the staircase and Mr Browning had gone back inside his apartment , she suddenly felt so ill she had to sit down on the stone step and compose herself before going on .
4 She had to sit down on the ground .
5 You have to sit down for a minute —
6 There when you go to the bank , you have to sit down for about two hours before they even think you 're there .
7 so we had to sit down for a while .
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