Example sentences of "[verb] at the kitchen [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A deeper allegiance than his love for the children of the Anglo-Irish landlord he had worked for since he was a homeless lad knocking at the kitchen door to ask for a cup of tea and an odd job . |
| 2 | On he 's , he 's instructions , on , do n't like that dam great bush being so near , he never has to stand at the kitchen sink and look out like I do this is where my , it 's funny whether the winds blowing this way or that way , |
| 3 | He glances at the kitchen clock . |
| 4 | You will not be flirting at the kitchen door with the milkman and the coalman , and Matey will not be chasing you for doing so . ’ |
| 5 | The two officers outside , having spent a great deal of time and effort befriending the young boxer dogs Lila kept to ward off unwanted guests , scratched at the kitchen door in imitation of the dogs . |
| 6 | ’ He turned at the kitchen door . |
| 7 | I have to make a phone call , but — ’ she glanced at the kitchen clock , ‘ — I think it 's a bit too early . ’ |
| 8 | Laura was ironing at the kitchen table , John sitting at the other end of the table with a bottle and glass in front of him . |
| 9 | Seated at the kitchen table , he began the long , tedious task of hacksawing all but eight inches off the barrels of the President 's twelve-gauge . |
| 10 | So she hurried downstairs to fix herself some breakfast — and almost stopped in her tracks at the sight of the figure who was seated at the kitchen table . |
| 11 | Lizzy looked at the kitchen clock and squealed . |
| 12 | Look , if you must do something you can stand at the kitchen door and shout . |
| 13 | At least Dr Neil and Miss Mates were sitting ; McAllister was standing at the kitchen door , and moved sedately forward to answer the urgent bell . |
| 14 | Standing at the kitchen window , she stared out into the garden . |
| 15 | I remember standing at the kitchen window watching them outside in the snow . |
| 16 | As luck would have it , he was standing at the kitchen counter , his back to her , making himself a sandwich . |
| 17 | Slumping at the kitchen table , she stared blankly ahead of her . |
| 18 | She was struggling to cut the meat into what the book described as bite-size chunks when Edward appeared at the kitchen door . |
| 19 | The image experienced in a flash of gold , a flush of warmth to her face , was so vivid that for a second she hesitated at the kitchen door as if disorientated . |
| 20 | She had expected to find them both still in bed , and was surprised by the noises from the kitchen , but she poked her head round the door and saw Maggie sitting at the kitchen table eating Weetabix in a reassuringly healthy way . |
| 21 | Meanwhile Maggie stayed sitting at the kitchen table . |
| 22 | He was sitting at the kitchen table , wearing one of Buddie 's shirts and sipping cocoa from a large cup , when his nanny , Buddie 's mam , arrived at the house . |
| 23 | So he was sitting at the kitchen table eating his plate of beans when Donald walked in . |
| 24 | Later , while sitting at the kitchen table making a special list of people to help with Easter flowers , and a subsidiary list of those who might be approached to donate Easter lilies , Anna and her conscience had a little tussle . |
| 25 | Peter had heard all this , sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea , and a sandwich made for him by Anna to sustain him to the far side of compline . |
| 26 | Janine was now sitting at the kitchen table smoking a cigarette . |
| 27 | They were still sitting at the kitchen table . |
| 28 | Leo was sitting at the kitchen table , his large frame almost dwarfing the little wooden chair , arms folded across his massive chest so that it pulled the material of his shirt impossibly tight . |
| 29 | The house was quiet , no sign of Matey 's bustling presence , and when she walked into the kitchen , taking off her shabby black hat , pulling the hat pins out of her abundant hair , she found Dr Neil , sitting at the kitchen table , his tea before him , quite alone . |
| 30 | Martin Bean was sitting at the kitchen table . |