Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] on [art] [adj] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I sat there in the muggy warmth until the balding , bull-necked scruff of a proprietor or manager started to put the chairs upside down on the swabbed tables — a peculiar custom which is surely unhygienic enough to be banned by law . |
| 2 | Yet , till the day she died , she put the tea tray down on a lighter table , next to the heavy one , that had survived . |
| 3 | He set the basket down on the low table by the oven , then turned back , looking at the boy . |
| 4 | The kettle boiled and I made the drinks and followed him through to set the mugs down on the low table near the fireplace . |
| 5 | He put the milk bottles down on a small table in the hall , where they were to remain until Ianthe left , and as far as she knew , for ever after . |
| 6 | I put my things down on the big table and sat down , shrugging . |
| 7 | Suddenly she wanted to put her head down on the big table and howl with misery . |
| 8 | ‘ I think this will ‘ elp you , ’ the young library assistant declared , in heavily accented English , as she set the large atlas down on a nearby table . |
| 9 | ‘ The ole cow saw me clump 'im frew the office winder an' she phoned fer the police , ’ he said as he put his mug down on the wooden table . |
| 10 | I put my glass down on the nearest table and made my way out of the room . |
| 11 | He reduced this to a quarter and set the glass down on the wooden table with a clatter . |
| 12 | He put his glass down on the circular table , and inspected the rolled up sun-shade that protruded from the centre of the table like an unopened flower . |
| 13 | Mrs Thrigg plumped the coffee and home-made biscuits down on the low table beside the sofa in Mrs Baggley 's drawing-room and stumped out like a stage char . |
| 14 | She put the envelope down on the small table that served double duty as desk and dining surface , eased off her shoes , and stepped out of the cotton dress that felt as if it were struck to her damp skin . |
| 15 | She set the coffee down on the little table and perched on the edge of the bed . |