Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked the table . |
| 2 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh Lili , ’ I said , and I grasped the table 's edge . |
| 4 | Oh , I moved the table right there you hear my voice ? |
| 5 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
| 6 | ‘ But I booked the table especially . |
| 7 | Yeah , I tidied the table . |
| 8 | Nevil just walked with me about a foot off the floor until I hit the table with my stomach . |
| 9 | Of course , this strategy had a distinct disadvantage in that each time I moved towards the light to serve the gentlemen , my advancing footsteps would echo long and loud before I reached the table , drawing attention to my impending arrival in the most ostentatious manner ; but it did have the great merit of making my person only partially visible while I remained stationary . |
| 10 | He had , however , an appointment to keep , and a few minutes later I had the table to myself . |
| 11 | He put a large mug of steaming black coffee in front of Connon and looked enquiringly at the stuff which littered the table . |
| 12 | A nasty place , the Future , ’ he said , with a shudder which rocked the table and made Fribble spill his wine . |
| 13 | She laid the table in the kitchen , putting out the bread and a big bowl of dripping , and then made the cocoa . |
| 14 | She laid the table , sun falling across it , and each item she placed — cups , sugar bowl , plates , a basket of fruit , croissants — added their shadows to the room . |
| 15 | She laid the table , but it was no use preparing the salad yet . |
| 16 | But the team who led the table with an eight-point lead over the third-placed club in February and had two games in hand are surely lacking more than the rub of the green . |
| 17 | She grasped the table , trying to stand up , slipped and grabbed wildly at the cloth , sending plates , glasses , wine bottle , crashing to the ground , and then with an inner groan of dismay she watched the stone terrace rush abruptly towards her face before everything went dark . |
| 18 | He 's put on six pounds , ’ she told the table . |
| 19 | I remember one time when Auntie Margaret back-answered to me grandma and me grandma could n't get to her so she tipped the table upon her . |
| 20 | She circled the table while her progress was marked from the darkness under the sideboard by four white crescents of dog eye . |
| 21 | Right if you sent the table , I 'll serve up the dinner . |
| 22 | Then at the crucial point which only his body can decide , either he 'll drop ’ — she slapped the table — ‘ down to normal inside of a few hours , or his temp . |
| 23 | It had her dropping her aggressive stance immediately , and as he advanced she retreated until she felt the table hard and unyielding against her back . |
| 24 | one of six who leaned the table down , |
| 25 | As she cleared the table the headline of the Evening Standard caught her eye : ENGLAND MUST WIN ! |
| 26 | She cleared the table as they were eating , following , as always now , her own weird domestic schedule . |
| 27 | Yesterday morning we sat at breakfast with a young farmer , who left the table to join his unit in the Zambesi valley where the guerilla war rages . |
| 28 | Perdita , having taken far too much , was now feeding the rest of the steak to the shaggy lurchers who ringed the table , but kept their distance . |
| 29 | She left the table and walked straight-backed out of the dining room and across the hall to the library door , where the same constable was waiting outside . |
| 30 | And , without waiting for further comment from Doreen , she left the table . |