Example sentences of "she [prep] the table " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He flicked the corner of his cloak at Izzie to clear her off the table — as if to touch her would dirty his hands . |
| 2 | He moved again towards her , trapping her between the table and the hard , dangerous warmth of his body . |
| 3 | ‘ Who is to know ? ’ he countered , and , setting a firm hand to her back , he began gently to propel her towards the table . |
| 4 | She glared at her sister and kicked her under the table . |
| 5 | Iris opened her mouth to contradict , but Melissa nudged her under the table . |
| 6 | Dashing into the kitchen now , she found Jessie standing at the table and squeezing a lemon into a glass and she had almost pulled her from the table towards the door before she managed to say to her , ‘ He 's … he 's downstairs in the yard . |
| 7 | He now thrust his arm out and pulled her tightly towards him and waltzed her round the table , saying , ‘ One , two , three ; one , two , three ; one , two , three . |
| 8 | There was this girl in a bath of asses milk , yuk ! and it had all turned to cheese , so they put her on the table with a dish of figs for afters . |
| 9 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 10 | Strong hands lifted her from the rocking horse , and sat her on the table . |
| 11 | The other girl made no attempt to hide her disgust as she turned back to the books lying before her on the table , and Rory felt her spirits sink still further as she headed for the door . |
| 12 | Granny plucked her and stuffed her and basted her and served her to the table , golden and gleaming . |
| 13 | A waiter led her to the table she 'd booked downstairs , and left her to study the menu . |
| 14 | The man sitting with his back to her at the table looked round . |
| 15 | He never talks to her at the table — but she stares at him strangely sometimes . |
| 16 | Rosa had been crying then , with the pieces of the plate her mother had tried to smash over her head in front of her at the table , and her mother had put the back of her hand to her daughter 's cheek , as if to test her for fever . |
| 17 | Ven enquired , pulling out a chair for her at the table . |
| 18 | ‘ What are you going to do today ? ’ he enquired , joining her at the table as without further ceremony they got on with breakfast . |
| 19 | Erika watched her across the table feeling baffled . |
| 20 | I rose and faced her across the table . |
| 21 | She lit another cigarette and pushed the remains of a croissant away from her across the table . |
| 22 | Then she pulled the biscuit tin towards her across the table , yanked off the lid . |
| 23 | Looking at her across the table , it was hard to imagine that once he had thought her the most exotic extraordinary thing in the entire world . |
| 24 | Madame Gebrec gazed earnestly at her across the table . |
| 25 | He stole covert glances at her across the table . |
| 26 | And he handed the newspaper to her across the table . |
| 27 | All during the meal , she 'd been aware of his eyes on her across the table , the warmth in them as tangible as a caressing hand . |
| 28 | One remembered again the anger in his eyes as he had faced her across the table . |
| 29 | As she picked at her food he studied her across the table . |
| 30 | He did not answer her immediately , just continued to watch her across the table , his blue eyes suddenly as cold as ice . |