Example sentences of "coffee and a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Daddy was home , she 'd invite him in for a coffee and a clean-up . |
| 2 | Coffee and a dash . |
| 3 | After a leisurely meal it was out into the sun-drenched streets again , replete and relaxed , in boisterous good-natured company , for an excellent coffee and a cigar . |
| 4 | By seven , after more coffee and a cigar , he had still not been able to bring any order to his confusion of thoughts . |
| 5 | In the end I decide to get a big cup of coffee and a jam doughnut . |
| 6 | I sat in the office one afternoon when I was off-duty , toying with the usual coffee and a wad ( a hard NAAFI bun of indeterminate ingredients ) , watching a young aircrew Sergeant Wireless Op/Air Gunner whom I knew slightly . |
| 7 | A croissant warm from the oven , a cup of good coffee and a tumbler of just-squeezed orange juice costs under £1 . |
| 8 | He says he needed a cup of coffee and a sit-down after it was all over . |
| 9 | After some coffee and a yoghurt , she left the restaurant to ask at the desk for directions to Mr Gajdusek 's house . |
| 10 | Just a quick cup of coffee and a bun . |
| 11 | I offered to get coffee and a bun at a café on those evenings , but that was n't right , either — ‘ wasting good money ! ’ ) |
| 12 | Also I would give half the furniture in this room for a good strong cup of steaming hot coffee and a couple of aspirins . |
| 13 | The meeting ended with coffee and a bookstall provided further information on the work of the SGA . |
| 14 | You and your companion can learn french , practise yoga — or simply have a coffee and a chat . |
| 15 | Mona , a Palestinian born in Kuwait , said : ‘ Oh yes , he would often drop by for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat . ’ |
| 16 | I would love to have a friend of around my own age to share outings , coffee and a chat and generally the good and the bad of bringing up children . |
| 17 | WE met at our usual rendezvous , the King 's Hotel , for coffee and a chat before a roast beef lunch . |
| 18 | The hours she was working , she was left with little time for popping across the corridor for coffee and a chat , let alone for socialising . |
| 19 | Once up and running it will operate a drop-in facility with a kitchen and dining room , open to the public for lunches , or just a cup of coffee and a chat . |
| 20 | And when the rain threatened to overflow our collective high water mark , we adjourned for coffee and a chat about Neil Kinnock . |
| 21 | Inviting people into your home to partake of food and drink can be a modest invitation to one person to come and have a cup of coffee and a biscuit . |
| 22 | Breakfast was served from a room down the corridor , and consisted of an inch of coffee and a biscuit . |
| 23 | Finding an empty space at one of the cafés , she ordered coffee and a smørrebrød — a large buttered open sandwich — covered on this occasion with her choice of salmon , smoked eel and shrimp and garnished with a variety of delicious accessories . |
| 24 | Victor , sensing that there would be little sleep but much talking and soul-searching that night , thoughtfully brought up a tray of coffee and a bottle of cognac . |
| 25 | Dinner for two should run to around £30 for a starter , a pasta dish , sweet , coffee and a bottle of good wine . |
| 26 | coffee and a tetrahedron of cream . |
| 27 | Coffee and a stroll up to the nearest AVIS and we were off to our next destination . |
| 28 | She 'd driven into Valletta early after a quick breakfast of warm honey rolls and coffee and a phone call to London to Angie , her loyal secretary-PA , to check on things in the office . |
| 29 | They met some girlfriends of Jessica 's , and ended up having cakes and coffee and a laugh . |
| 30 | In the Firthview cafe , apparently the location of some awful and localised ground subsidence since it was named , because it would have to be at least a storey taller to catch a view of the water , I had a cup of coffee and a game of Space Invaders . |