Example sentences of "[noun] come back [prep] the table " in BNC.

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1 When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam .
2 When Fred came back to the table , the two old friends suddenly fused and started to laugh , while Daisy had to wait upon them as their natural audience .
3 Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious .
4 It was already in her hand before he spoke , and by the time the men came back with the table and pillows they were running in normal saline through a line in his hand .
5 Suddenly the taverner came back to the table .
6 Quiss came back to the table by way of another small , though taller , table over on the far side of the room , where a few dirty cups and cracked glasses stood in a small tin basin under a dripping tap .
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