Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sit down and tell me about it . ’ |
| 2 | So what I 'm saying is erm I happen to think that the A L O stuff is some of the most valuable stuff that we do , it 's really one of the main ways forward and if we just sit back and do nothing about it it 's gon na just be wiped out at a a swipe . |
| 3 | Then Howard sits back and tells them about the terrible balls-up he made of his arrival in the city . |
| 4 | Then he seemed to change the subject as he continued , ‘ You surely do n't think I plan just to sit around and do nothing about getting my speedboat back , not to mention my cousin ? |
| 5 | ‘ But I ca n't see Philip sitting back and doing nothing about it . |
| 6 | For the crew it 's the end of three hard days and nights , but at least they can now sit back and leave it to the performers . |
| 7 | ‘ They are a very good side , and remind me of our old Liverpool team in that they could sit back and hit you on the break , ’ he said . |
| 8 | So all concert-goers can sit back and enjoy plenty of Black magic this weekend . |
| 9 | ‘ We have discussed our marriage many times over the last four or five years and then we just sat down and put everything into perspective . |
| 10 | He sat down and plunged himself into his work . |
| 11 | It had to be in on the 7th October and we came back the beginning of September , so it was a bit of a rush , and that 's really one of my feelings about it — I sat down and wrote it off the top of my head and not an awful lot is very considered . |
| 12 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 13 | But when Dane sat down and pulled her against him , wrapping his arms warmly about her , she knew the time for running was over . |
| 14 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |
| 15 | Ruth pulled out a wicker chair from the breakfast table and sat down and helped herself to coffee . |
| 16 | You did n't like being woken in the middle of the night for ice cream , but you sat up and ate it in bed before it melted to please your father . |
| 17 | When he finished , the DDI sat back and said nothing for a while , just digested it . |
| 18 | He sat back and released her from the probing examination , meeting her gaze more normally . |
| 19 | I sat back and treated myself to a cigarette , determined to make it the first and last of the day . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll bring her , ’ said Caspar , and sat back and regarded them with the plump pleasure of a person who has reached a final decision . |
| 21 | It seemed too good to be true and when Robyn had said all that was necessary she sat back and eyed him with suspicion . |