Example sentences of "tea and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men asked my permission to open a case of tea and a case of tins of sausages from the stores brought by the two planes . |
| 2 | ‘ There 's nothin' wrong with any of us that a cup of hot tea and a ciggie wo n't put right . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Right , tea and a couple of biscuits now , and supper later . ’ |
| 4 | Coffee , Tea and a variety of Hot and Cold Snacks are available all day from the Snack Bar . |
| 5 | ‘ Pop-ins ’ are just for tea and a chat . |
| 6 | Only Lori could act as if she were meeting a bosom friend for tea and a chat , when the reality was something light-years removed . |
| 7 | Twenty five , yes an and for that he can make hims he does n't want to really to pay me for food at all so I 'm going to tell him that he can have his cups , spare cups of tea and a drink of milk an and some toast . |
| 8 | We played bingo and had a cup of tea and a laugh . |
| 9 | The day was rounded off with high tea and a tour of Edinburgh 's hostelries ! |
| 10 | George was already in the snack bar , a cup of tea and a pork batch on the Formica ledge and his yellow scarf saving Gaily 's place . |
| 11 | ‘ Put your coats on and go round to Jubilee Street — Florrie will give you a cup of tea and a biscuit . |
| 12 | They would meet in the morning at Mabel 's house , and have a cup of tea and a biscuit before setting out to fortify them for the journey . |
| 13 | I do n't eat breakfast , just a cup of tea and a bit of toast if I can spare it . |
| 14 | The Moving Picture World was glad to be able to quote the New Hampshire reporter for whom the ‘ nickels ’ were just like ‘ a good strong cup of tea and a bit of a gossip ’ or ‘ a chat with some good fellow over a cocktail — they rest , that 's all ’ . |
| 15 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 16 | After a hard day at the office — in Joey Dunlop 's case the Carrowdore 100 — our world motorcycle ace likes nothing better than unwinding with a cup of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 17 | The detainee is not allowed to shower and her daily ration comprises two cups of tea and a quarter loaf of bread stuffed with scraps of unpalatable food . |
| 18 | ‘ Anyone for a cup of tea and a mince pie and cake ? ’ she asked brightly . |
| 19 | After two minutes I was showered with hot tea and a selection of cakes from the next door cubicle . |
| 20 | So Ianthe 's day passed , punctuated by cups of tea and a lunch of welsh rarebit and trifle at a cafe run by gentlewomen . |
| 21 | She tried to imagine the people here sitting on their front doorsteps with a cup of tea and a newspaper like they did on her estate when the sun came out . |
| 22 | We less poetic mortals sat for a while in the afternoon sunlight and shadow , then we turned down the path again for a pot of tea and a scone for myself and Eddy and a biscuit for Bill before we began the road walk back to the car . |
| 23 | I sat by the fire and read the file twice , then I went back into the kitchen , made myself some more tea and a chicken sandwich and sat at the table , eating the sandwich and thinking about things . |
| 24 | After the lunch-time rush of customers , Annie and Elizabeth sat side by side with a cup of tea and a pie each . |
| 25 | He 'd get to the back door in time for his morning cup of tea and a warm by the kitchen range . |
| 26 | Armed only with a mug of tea and a packet of wholewheat biscuits , David Mead takes Julian Colbeck 's video crash course in home recording … |
| 27 | The platform 's motion was easily carried , as amended , though no one knew what the amendment was , and the bulk of the hall filed patiently out in search of cups of tea and a Bath bun . |
| 28 | Weary constituency and trade union delegates , queuing for a cup of tea and a sandwich , constantly risk ending up with a signed copy of someone 's memoirs . |
| 29 | The route went through all manufacturing departments and ended with tea and a sandwich buffet in the canteen . |
| 30 | can go up there if you were going to stay and make a cup of tea and a sandwich or something . |