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Significados de sit by em inglês

Be inactive or indifferent while something is happening.

Uso de sit by em inglês
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We can't sit by and watch Israel violate international law every day.
The Guardian
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The Central Government cannot sit by indifferently, they were quoted as saying.
Reuters
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But we're not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.
The Irish Times
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They went up to sit by the fire in her little room.
In the Wilderness
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He took her in his arms and made her sit by him.
Conscience — Volume 4
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Surely, this cannot mean we must now sit by and do nothing.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
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How about we find a shady spot to sit by the water?
The Silent Sister
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At the desire of Socrates he invites Theaetetus to sit by them.
Theaetetus
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I couldn't sit by and watch them try to take her down.
Beautiful creatures
10
She would sit by his bed, paying attention to him once again.
The new yorker
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They moved out of the party fray to sit by the fire.
Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
12
And now she would sit by the General's fire, at his table.
The Tin Soldier
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She took up her Bible and went to sit by the window.
And Then There Were None
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She danced with him and afterwards allowed him to sit by her.
The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
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For leave to sit by their wattle they demanded contributions of fuel.
War and Peace
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Sometimes he got out of bed to sit by an open window.
Poor White: A Novel
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Reino Unido
Comum
Estados Unidos da América
Comum