Example sentences of "[vb past] at the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Algernon peered at the table , then snapped his fingers and a pot of honey appeared . |
| 2 | She gestured at the table . |
| 3 | ‘ A man spoke to me in the graveyard , ’ Ruth announced , as they ate at the table . |
| 4 | They remained a week in the Ottoman capital , by no means long enough for Miss Logan to become accustomed to the coarse stares she received at the table d'hôte . |
| 5 | Next came a leg of Szechuan duck , which our attendant shredded at the table with all the panache of a French waiter filleting a sole . |
| 6 | Further along the village another house used to be the ‘ cookhouse ’ and game room for them — the meals must have been cold by the time they arrived at the table of Londesborough Lodge ! |
| 7 | Wilson arrived at the table , as arranged , but the contract did not . |
| 8 | Those tube trains are full of them , ’ he was saying agitatedly as Pooley arrived at the table at which they were having tea . |
| 9 | The speciality of the house was fillet of reindeer with wild mushrooms , the Scandinavian equivalent of our venison but we settled for Chateaubriand , cooked to perfection and served at the table by the charming Italian head waiter , Paolo whose efficient and attentive service enhanced the evening . |
| 10 | He scowled at the table . |
| 11 | Maggie glanced at the table . |
| 12 | Rose glanced at the table plan : ‘ Lord Beddington , miss , or the Prince of Wales ? ’ |
| 13 | They rushed at the table from all sides , scrambling over stools , jumping down from top bunks like pigeons clattering down for crumbs . |
| 14 | In other words it 's , it 's sticking from east to west , people will know of all the thing , it 's er tell you that many from eastern parts and western parts were called and reclined at the table , in other words this , well this good news that Jesus was sticking on this |
| 15 | Jehan waved at the table . |
| 16 | Ingram stared at the table spinning round in front of him . |
| 17 | He stared at the table as if he were talking to himself . |
| 18 | Rose stared at the table , imagining it full of people , talking — but surely not blind . |
| 19 | There was a long silence while Silas stared at the table . |
| 20 | I only wanted — ’ He stared at the table . |
| 21 | Then I looked at the table . |
| 22 | Sidacai looked at the table again , and suddenly he snorted , and then sat down . |
| 23 | She looked at the table and nodded . |
| 24 | Emmie looked at the table with an agreeable sense of hunger . |
| 25 | ‘ She 's killing herself with what she eats , ’ said Lord Grubb to the three left at the table , who felt they should be listening to nothing . |
| 26 | He pointed at the table and the waiter nodded . |
| 27 | She closed her eyes grimly and pointed at the table . |
| 28 | Aunt Margaret crouched at the table foot , one eye on the kettle to see when it boiled . |
| 29 | They sat at the table . |
| 30 | Then he got pen and writing pad and sat at the table . |