Example sentences of "down [prep] the kitchen table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking with his gauche , bouncy tread , his shoulders hunched , Nicola 's husband led Blanche and Dexter down the steps into the kitchen and gestured for them to sit down round the kitchen table . |
| 2 | She put a plate of steak and chips down on the kitchen table with an array of sauce-bottles and vinegar . |
| 3 | Beth Shepherd set the two bags down on the kitchen table then went to the garden door and undid the top catch . |
| 4 | ‘ Why should she do that ? ’ my mother had asked scornfully , slapping something down on the kitchen table a fish , I think . |
| 5 | She set it down on the kitchen table , stroked it with one finger . |
| 6 | His Dad sat down at the kitchen table with the paper . |
| 7 | He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw . |
| 8 | She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick . |
| 9 | I settled down at the kitchen table with a jug of fresh orange juice , a bowl of fruit at my elbow , and the newspapers before me . |
| 10 | When they sat down at the kitchen table , Emily perched on the edge of her chair , and her hands were never still . |
| 11 | ‘ Bob 's got his girl-friend staying with him , ’ he said to Jannie , still grinning , as he sat down at the kitchen table and sipped absently at the cup of coffee which had appeared there . |
| 12 | ‘ I never expected to see you — or anyone else — up here this morning , ’ Seb admitted honestly as he sat down at the kitchen table . |
| 13 | When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before . |
| 14 | I sat down at the kitchen table to watch Mrs Clamp work . |
| 15 | Peggy sat down at the kitchen table and looked at the mail . |
| 16 | After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee . |
| 17 | Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall . |
| 18 | She helped him to the kitchen , as that seemed to be the best place for him for the moment , and sat him down at the kitchen table while she went and got a towel . |
| 19 | When Thomas was contentedly playing with his cars , Ashley sat down at the kitchen table . |