Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is research to be done , ’ Dury said , sitting down at a table strewn with photocopies from obscure-looking reference books . |
| 2 | He sat down at a table of one of the outdoor cafés in the square and ordered a glass of wine . |
| 3 | We sat down at a table and he poured me out some tea . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I hope we are going to find a bit more life than this , ’ grunted Billy , as they sat down at a table near the gas fire . |
| 5 | But to this day he had not once sat down at a table prepared by Beth , and both she and David knew only too well that it was a deliberate snub . |
| 6 | He would sit down at a table , take a sheet of writing paper , and discharge himself into me . |
| 7 | The canteen at TV London was largely deserted at half past ten the next morning when Dexter and Blanche sat down at a table in the corner of the self-service section . |
| 8 | By the time he felt able to add sound effects , Jenny was sitting down at a table with two girls and three youths . |
| 9 | They may sit down at a table to chat to a friend . |
| 10 | Now he looked down at the table top , then sideways at his colleagues and back at Cameron . |
| 11 | They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table . |
| 12 | She did n't answer immediately but looked down at the table , then up at him . |
| 13 | Philip sat down at the table . |
| 14 | Joe looked down at the table . |
| 15 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They sat down at the table . |
| 18 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 19 | She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth . |
| 20 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 21 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Guests are often late and rarely sit down at the table on time . |
| 25 | ‘ Do sit down at the table , ’ she said to the rude young man . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |