Example sentences of "sit [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 2 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 3 | With the old F sixteen its like a couch , you sit like that , its just the joy stick in your right hand and you 've got all your buttons there , whereas the old Russian one 's just a p , a normal sit up and on a joy of a column , its amazing how they fly , make those flew once they do |
| 4 | Yeah well if I sit like that . |
| 5 | sit like that and to attach it all you do is swing it round vertically , plonk it on , I 've done that wrong |
| 6 | Well , I do n't believe , they are after sound and the difference , you know , I mean you sit like this can you still hear me ? |
| 7 | I like dogs that sit like these I must admit . |
| 8 | The other day she sat near her water bo , well you know how they sit with all the their little paws in ? |
| 9 | I ca n't see your face when you sit in that comer , ’ said Bella. ‘ — You thought the world of that Simon , did n't you ? — I know just what it 's like . |
| 10 | ‘ Sit in that chair an' listen ter what I 've got to say . ’ |
| 11 | Sit in that hot apartment ? |
| 12 | Now sit in that chair |
| 13 | so they all sit in yonder tree |
| 14 | ‘ Now , sit in this chair next to me , ’ he said , and with a sudden change of tone and manner , said , ‘ You must not blame us for keeping up such high standards of public behaviour . |
| 15 | You mean to say that you sit in this room all day , brooding on the memory of a dead film-star ? |
| 16 | ‘ You must get out of bed , ’ she said , ‘ and sit in this chair-then I can remake your bed . ’ |
| 17 | You were right to point out that from now until polling day , whenever it may be , will be somewhat tortuous not just for the watching public but for Members who sit in this Chamber . |
| 18 | And what I think it would be helpful for us to talk about is where we sit in this business , just for half an hour , where does T N T sit in the industry ? |
| 19 | no she was sit in this |
| 20 | There are social norms within each culture as to the distance people stand or sit from each other . |
| 21 | I sit on that bench for quite a while — till it starts getting dark . |
| 22 | Now please sit down on a chair , sit on that chair , please sit down . ’ |
| 23 | Plus , it was performed live — sit on that , The Camomile Lawn ! |
| 24 | ‘ Sit on that obscene stone thing . |
| 25 | Now , as the chairman said we base the salaries of directors on two elements an element of base salary which looks at market levels and we ergo , have a fair base which reflects a sort of medium to upper level of companies of this size we then leverage , very carefully , a bonus scheme related to performance and I believe that is the right thing to do and I believe and so do my fellow directors who sit on that committee believe that it is one of the reasons that we 've seen the great growth in this company over the last five years which you 've achieved and which actually the Chancellor of the Exchequer would very glad about because it is increasing the wealth and the benefit of this country , particularly as a lot of those earnings are coming from overseas and will in , in time be repatriated in Britain . |
| 26 | quite a nice , quite exciting erm I tell you what , swivel that swivel chair round and , and sit on that |
| 27 | Sit on that 's it . |
| 28 | Yes there , we 're just reading this book for a minute or two , if you want to sit , sit and listen you can , you 're alright lovey , you 're gon na sit down there , sit on that chair if you like |
| 29 | Sit on that . |
| 30 | Karen if you go and sit on that seat over there then , come on |