Example sentences of "sat [adv prt] at the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip sat down at the table . |
| 2 | At another point , he came over and sat down at the table with them . |
| 3 | They sat down at the table , and took out of their pockets packets of cigarettes , lighters and calculators , placing these objects carefully in front of them as if they were necessary equipment for some game they were about to play . |
| 4 | They sat down at the table . |
| 5 | Alison came and sat down at the table with Franca . |
| 6 | When she sat down at the table her mother said , ‘ Well , you can help yourself , I 've got my hands full here . ’ |
| 7 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 8 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 9 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 10 | After he had fed him he wiped his boots dry with an old rag , put the kettle on and sat down at the table with pencil and paper . |
| 11 | But he said nothing , just sat down at the table , a pale-faced , freckled child , his school tie knotted to one side , and catching part of his collar . |
| 12 | Lucinda set down the cups , then , unbuttoning her jacket , sat down at the table , chin on hands . |
| 13 | As she sat down at the table she said to the child , ‘ Sit up now . ’ |
| 14 | He sat down at the table now , and she pushed the bread board and the dripping towards him , saying , ‘ Want a piece of bacon ? ’ |
| 15 | He tossed the empty packet onto the overflowing bin in the corner of the room and sat down at the table . |
| 16 | He stood glowering at her dangerously ; then abruptly shoved the cup on to the windowsill , among some geraniums that stood there in pots , and sat down at the table . |
| 17 | She sat down at the table reserved for the traveller with the skin grafts and began to score the cloth with a fork . |
| 18 | Soon after we arrived , the whole family sat down at the table for dinner . |
| 19 | They sat down at the table and Monks started immediately . |
| 20 | Both men sat down at the table . |
| 21 | Carol gave him his tea then sat down at the table next to Plummer , who carried on eating . |
| 22 | She sat down at the table again . |
| 23 | He sat down at the table and put his face in his hands . |
| 24 | Lorton sat down at the table . |
| 25 | ‘ What 's this queer stuff ? ’ he would say , as he sat down at the table ; then : ‘ Hmm . |
| 26 | She dropped the list , sat down at the table , and ran her hands through her hair . |
| 27 | Helen sat down at the table and watched him . |
| 28 | She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane . |
| 29 | The mother and daughter sat down at the table . |
| 30 | He sat down at the table and began eating without tasting the food . |