Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] a cup " in BNC.
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| 1 | Angie paused , the coffee pot suspended over a cup . |
| 2 | Our own interest in dunnocks was aroused several years ago by a chance comment , made over a cup of coffee . |
| 3 | I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor . |
| 4 | Norman Dale , 50 , was struck down as he tried to pick up a cup of tea . |
| 5 | After a meal , when relaxing over a cup of coffee , it is easier to discuss important matters — even a crisis can usually wait for an hour or so before being thought about and tackled . |
| 6 | Back in bed , breakfast tray on her knees , slowly and attentively she poured out a cup of tea , the cuffs of her nightdress drooping over her hands . |
| 7 | The faint silvery-white outline of his robe and his face were clearly discernible to her at all times , and so overpowering was the experience at first that in the early morning , as she poured out a cup of tea , she would pour a second cup and absent-mindedly walk towards the chair and say : ‘ Here 's a cup of tea for you , ’ and then jolt back to reality , shaking her head : ‘ Agh , I must be mad ! |
| 8 | She poured out a cup of tea , buttered a piece of toast . |
| 9 | as if he could arrest their development at that stage , and set them working like articulated models in a shop window , mechanically repeating the same gestures — Mrs Mallory always pouring out a cup of tea with a warm , motherly smile ; Mr Mallory always easing himself blissfully into his chair ; Patricia always reaching for the aspirins with womanly resignation , Clare always shyly yielding to the one good-night embrace … |
| 10 | ‘ We were talking about the trip to Rome after Easter , ’ said Sophia , pouring out a cup of stewed tea for Mark . |
| 11 | Pouring out a cup of tea , she realised that she could n't very well leave anyway . |
| 12 | She knocked over a cup in her haste to defuse this touchy situation . |
| 13 | The cave might have been unfamiliar , but Travis 's face was n't as he knelt beside her , holding out a cup . |
| 14 | He was , of course , the man who had once brought in a cup , painted black on the inside and white on the outside , and , after pointing out its close resemblance to the soul of the average sinner , had jumped up and down on it , foaming at the mouth . |
| 15 | He tugged at the knees of his well-pressed trousers and watched Angelo pour out a cup of tea for a florid man with a limp . |
| 16 | She quickly took down a cup and reached out to grasp the handle of the coffee pot , only to have her wrist gripped in punishing fingers . |
| 17 | Research has shown — as might be expected — that ‘ natural breaks ’ in programmes allow people to go to the lavatory or brew up a cup of tea rather than watch the commercials . |
| 18 | Annette put down a cup of tea and a glass of orange juice . |
| 19 | There was a big brown ring on this one , where a human had put down a cup . |
| 20 | And I 'm out a lot , I tend to just slurp down a cup of Slimma-soup , stick a wee dollop of quiche in the microwave or something while I 'm waiting for my Carmens to heat up . |
| 21 | The grinning waiter set down a cup of coffee by my hand . |
| 22 | Newman enquired as he picked up a cup . |
| 23 | ‘ See if you can rustle up a cup of tea for Paula and me , please . ’ |