Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a cup " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 2 | Sew a ring in the centre of the band to slip on to a cup hook . |
| 3 | Then her door was opened , and Gran came in with a cup of tea for her . |
| 4 | ‘ Is thoo coming in for a cup o' tea ? ’ his father invited , but George shook his head . |
| 5 | Vera turned up for a cup of coffee dinner time and ended up staying there rest of the afternoon dinner with us , oh no come on in , give us it , where you sitting , off she went |
| 6 | When she was dressed and ready to head for work , Alex sat down with a cup of coffee and thought once more about Matthew Prescott . |
| 7 | Her father rocked her in his arms , just as he had done when she was little , and when her mother came in with a cup of hot milk and one of her soothing tablets , she swallowed it obediently , a child again . |