Example sentences of "[adv prt] from the kitchen " in BNC.

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1 He even takes his food in from the kitchen . ’
2 My mother dashed in from the kitchen , ‘ Norman , there 's no excuse for that . ’
3 His mother came in from the kitchen to ask if we 'd like cheese or fresh cheese with cream .
4 He was dialling when Miles and Frances came in from the kitchen .
5 ‘ Hello , love , ’ said her father , coming in from the kitchen where he had been shelling the succulent fresh prawns that would form part of a cold seafood and salad lunch , before the hot turkey dinner this evening .
6 Elise Fox was a woman who prided herself on her ability to deal with crisis , but at eleven o'clock that Saturday night she still lay limp on the sofa in the flat , looking utterly shattered when her young sister came in from the kitchen with yet another pot of strong black coffee .
7 ‘ It 's out ! ’ the voice floated through from the kitchen with a smell of fresh chips and hot beans .
8 ‘ I 've set the table outside on the terrace , ’ Fernando told her , stepping through from the kitchen beyond .
9 Dot felt herself gathered up from the kitchen floor and Mr Brown 's face came into view , kindly and familiar .
10 A faint smell of frying bacon drifted up from the kitchen .
11 A smell of bacon and eggs wafted up from the kitchen .
12 Mrs Joyce , the cook , came panting up from the kitchen with the two maid-servants behind her , her hands and wrists covered in flour , while Uncle Walter and his sister peeped wide-eyed from behind the curtains .
13 He heaved himself up from the kitchen chair and reached for his coat behind the door .
14 He thought he would not begin on all that , so he got up from the kitchen table .
15 Connie Winn , an old inhabitant , was once in the dining-room of her home and there was a terrible noise coming up from the kitchen : saucepans appeared to be clattering unduly and there was an occasional crash of broken crockery :
16 Robyn looked up from the kitchen sink and placed a washed plate on to the draining-board .
17 Kitty slouched off again while Charlie got up from the kitchen table carrying the remainder of the pie in his fingers .
18 Belgo was designed and built by a bald bloke called Arnand Zenz whose witty interpretation of the concept includes strange tubing that pours out from the kitchen and opaque glass bricks for the toilet walls .
19 ‘ Little Billy , ’ his mother called out from the kitchen .
20 A steady stream of steam-laden air gushed out from the kitchen and Carrie frequently ran the back of her hand across her hot forehead as she struggled to cope with the customers ' demands .
21 Abel comes running out from the kitchen .
22 The first is not a lot of use in an indirect system , since once the mains stopcock has been turned off , most of the water left in the rising main can be drained out from the kitchen tap .
23 Freddy came out from the kitchen carrying a big bowl of pasta ,
24 ‘ I 'm coming to Pollensa with you , ’ she called out from the kitchen as she put the kettle on for coffee .
25 The train slid out of Winnipeg on time at eight-twenty and I put all my energies and attention into being an unexceptional and adequate waiter , even though always conscious of the ominous presence in the aisle seat , facing forward , three tables back from the kitchen end .
26 Kate came back from the kitchen and the ghosts cringed back into their corners .
27 The bottle was in his hand when Nicandra came back from the kitchen .
28 Charles was looking at a film still of Banks in one of his most famous roles as the captain of a doomed frigate , when Dottie came back from the kitchen with a bottle of champagne .
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