Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at the table " in BNC.

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1 Guests are often late and rarely sit down at the table on time .
2 Please sit down at the table .
3 There 's plenty here , so if you clean yourself up and sit down at the table I 'll put something out for you too .
4 And there 's another sort of things now that we do n't hear is when you sit down at the table to eat erm they 're probably the most the hostess would say now would be , Help yourself .
5 She frowned , gazing down at the table , she even bared her teeth .
6 Mrs Fry went straight to the kitchen , told us to sit down at the table , opened the oven ( split-level cooker , of course ) and got out a huge pot .
7 Then he would have been able to sit down at the table , loosen his shirt collar , his shoelaces , and read the evening paper until Patsy was ready .
8 They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner .
9 ‘ I see nothing to celebrate , ’ said Charlotte Feaver , the first to sit down at the table despite what lay upon it .
10 You get a nice space to sit down at the table
11 When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her .
12 Once inside the house , Hari lit the candle and sank down at the table , her eyes heavy with tiredness and unshed tears .
13 He looks down at the table , smiling , and draws a face by running his finger through a ring of beer .
14 They all stared at me wide-eyed and continued to stand and stare even after I had sat down at the table .
15 He glances down at the table , as if the answer might be written on a beer mat .
16 ‘ It 's Dad , ’ I said and stopped , looking down at the table .
17 She closed her eyes , sighed , frowned down at the table where the ash lay like his spoor .
18 To her credit , she tried very hard not to even once look over at the table , though she was being subjected to the constant tinkle of happy laughter , which made her think Matthew must be at his witty best .
19 This card may be placed face up at the table edge or with the unit to indicate that it is affected .
20 This card may be placed next to the model or face up at the table edge to indicate that it is in play .
21 I did n't simply black out at the table , oh no .
22 The waiter arrived back at the table and Fernando stood to speak to him .
23 Now come along , sit up at the table and have your tea . ’
24 There , sit up at the table .
25 Go and sit up at the table erm Christopher .
26 Well sit back at the table please .
27 Sit back at the table properly !
28 Buckingham sat , hands together , staring down at the table top , his face registering surprise and shock at Sir John 's words .
29 The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled .
30 She wandered into the kitchen , poured some coffee and slumped down at the table .
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