Example sentences of "sit [coord] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being a bit hard up for anything new to tell you in this section I 'll say that the weight of the guitar is medium/light and , true to form , it balances perfectly whether you choose to sit or stand while playing . |
| 2 | this also held true for the series of men who swopped their everyday gear to sit and drink and smoke and be photographed in a dress . |
| 3 | After a hour of simpering sycophancy from the presenter , the Prince took the viewer into his garden , where he said he loved to sit and think and talk to his plants . |
| 4 | It is important for a dog to sit and stay when instructed , once you allow it to run free off a leash ; while it must also be prepared to lie down , both in the home and when waiting with you out of doors . |
| 5 | Each weekend begins on Friday evening with supper , followed by an introductory talk , film or video , night prayers and then the freedom to sit and chat or go to bed . |
| 6 | We all know that our success as learners depends very much upon how we feel about the content , whether it is interesting or worthwhile , and about the way in which the learning is approached — whether we will have to sit and listen or take notes , or whether we will be able to become directly involved in the process and dictate its pace . |
| 7 | So we used to sit and listen and try to work out what was going on , which gave the Lone Ranger even more mystery . |
| 8 | He moved gingerly inside the bathroom , which was not a place to sit and read or to lie and soak , but a chill green glassy place , glittering with cleanness , huge dark green stoppered jars on water-green thick glass shelves , a floor tiled in glass tiles into whose brief and illusory depths one might peer , a shimmering shower curtain like a glass waterfall , a blind to match , over the window , full of watery lights . |
| 9 | Yes , I mean we obviously feel that there are people who ca n't sit and listen or watch continually , and people who do dip in and out , but they still nonetheless want to know exactly what 's going on . |
| 10 | I could then sit and relax and listen to the other violinists . |
| 11 | We looked so thin on the ground , I thought we 'd sit and wait and see if everyone 's coming , but erm we 'll have to get started anyway . |