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Meanings of sit by in английском

Be inactive or indifferent while something is happening.

Usage of sit by in английском
1
We can't sit by and watch Israel violate international law every day.
The Guardian
2
The Central Government cannot sit by indifferently, they were quoted as saying.
Reuters
3
But we're not going to sit by and let them rewrite history.
The Irish Times
4
They went up to sit by the fire in her little room.
In the Wilderness
5
He took her in his arms and made her sit by him.
Conscience — Volume 4
6
Surely, this cannot mean we must now sit by and do nothing.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
7
How about we find a shady spot to sit by the water?
The Silent Sister
8
At the desire of Socrates he invites Theaetetus to sit by them.
Theaetetus
9
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
11
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
13
She took up her Bible and went to sit by the window.
And Then There Were None
14
She danced with him and afterwards allowed him to sit by her.
The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
15
For leave to sit by their wattle they demanded contributions of fuel.
War and Peace
16
Sometimes he got out of bed to sit by an open window.
Poor White: A Novel
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Sit by through the time
Sit by across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common