Example sentences of "[adv] at the table " in BNC.
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1 | Watching him stare gloomily at the table , Lucy said impulsively , ‘ Perhaps I could help . |
2 | Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron . |
3 | They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table . |
4 | She did n't answer immediately but looked down at the table , then up at him . |
5 | Philip sat down at the table . |
6 | Joe looked down at the table . |
7 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
8 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
9 | They sat down at the table . |
10 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
11 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
12 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
13 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
14 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
15 | Mrs Fry went straight to the kitchen , told us to sit down at the table , opened the oven ( split-level cooker , of course ) and got out a huge pot . |
16 | Guests are often late and rarely sit down at the table on time . |
17 | ‘ Do sit down at the table , ’ she said to the rude young man . |
18 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
19 | After he had fed him he wiped his boots dry with an old rag , put the kettle on and sat down at the table with pencil and paper . |
20 | Then he would have been able to sit down at the table , loosen his shirt collar , his shoelaces , and read the evening paper until Patsy was ready . |
21 | They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner . |
22 | But he said nothing , just sat down at the table , a pale-faced , freckled child , his school tie knotted to one side , and catching part of his collar . |
23 | Lucinda set down the cups , then , unbuttoning her jacket , sat down at the table , chin on hands . |
24 | As she sat down at the table she said to the child , ‘ Sit up now . ’ |
25 | He sat down at the table now , and she pushed the bread board and the dripping towards him , saying , ‘ Want a piece of bacon ? ’ |
26 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
27 | Once inside the house , Hari lit the candle and sank down at the table , her eyes heavy with tiredness and unshed tears . |
28 | He sat her down at the table , where she could feel the warmth of the fire after her bath . |
29 | ‘ I see nothing to celebrate , ’ said Charlotte Feaver , the first to sit down at the table despite what lay upon it . |
30 | He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table . |