Example sentences of "we [modal v] [adv] sit " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also the oft repeated argument that we should not sit down together at the table until after unity is accomplished . |
| 2 | ‘ Do you think we should just sit back and take it ? ’ asked Andrus . |
| 3 | Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that . |
| 4 | There is truth , it is possible at least to advance towards it , we must n't sit down in what Hume called ‘ a forlorn scepticism ’ , erm it will require great courage to pursue it , but only by pursuing it shall mankind prosper . |
| 5 | We have just arrived here with everything we have soaking wet and so we must just sit still till our clothes are dried and I take the opportunity of the idle time to write to you — |
| 6 | Strange that this bird sits there and sings While we must only sit and plan Who are so much the higher things — The murder of our fellow man … |
| 7 | Indeed , as Whips we must sometimes sit through long and tedious debates |
| 8 | We 'll probably sit on here actually . |
| 9 | We 'll just sit around watching the men . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'll just sit a minute , if you do n't mind , and get our breath . |
| 11 | We 'll just sit out the present fighting and see what happens . |
| 12 | Alright Tim , we 'll just sit him down again in a different place . |
| 13 | There he was , this very old man , talking about his process with tremendous enthusiasm , and then we said , ‘ Well all right , now we 'll all sit down , we 'll have a look at exactly what this two-colour process looked like . |
| 14 | We could just sit back and collect rents from an ever-decreasing number of tenants . |
| 15 | After we had rehearsed for three weeks , on the very last night of rehearsal , we worked till four in the morning then photos were taken of us in these spangled costumes ; because they stretched from our ankles to our necks , we could n't sit down . |
| 16 | During the winter when we could n't sit outside and Bill had fewer tasks to fulfil in the garden , we would sit by the fire and indulge ourselves in what Bill called ‘ Kopek nostalgia sessions ’ . |
| 17 | We could not sit down and talk with him . |
| 18 | Then , I thought , we could finally sit down and take it easy . |
| 19 | Well we could always sit on the seat when we come back . |
| 20 | Could our bodies glow red when we only have a day left so we could all sit down and wait comfortably and then when we snuff it we could just disappear . |
| 21 | And again and again : ‘ We 'd rather sit down in front of the TV , or get a video . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 'd just sit around a table and write it together . |
| 23 | Not only me , but poor Dave ( Paich ) too : we 'd just sit there and look at each other and go , ‘ This is wrong , ’ trying to get somebody to interpret our music . |
| 24 | We 'd just sit around in the front parlour of my house and smoke Typhoo Tea in my dad 's pipe . |
| 25 | We 'd just sit there in silence . |
| 26 | All I do I got out sort of the sort of about eight thirty and then I , I 'd work to about half three and all I 'd wan na do is , we , we 'd fucking , we 'd set up the cable then we 'd all sit down and do nothing while the old erm , the M O D people had obviously it , and then they tell us to take it down and move it and we move it and set it up again , its like out of a , out of a seven hour day , we 'd only work about three or four , like here . |
| 27 | We 've asked the people for half past three , they 'll all be here by four , so we need n't sit down to the tea until half past five , and we would n't have got to the cake until your father has the business closed , and is back here . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ We shall just sit quietly for a moment . |
| 29 | Ducks swam about on the lake , beside which we would sometimes sit of a summer evening after supper , before going back on duty . |
| 30 | We ca n't sit here all day ! ’ |