Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at the table [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber .
2 She sits at the table and smiles , asking firmly for a solo-brandy and coke in separate glasses .
3 She looked at the table and nodded .
4 She sat at the table and painstakingly wrote down the sums of money that should have come in for the work already done .
5 She sat at the table and counted what she had left .
6 For example : I expect her to obey me when I make a reasonable request or command , so that , if ( say ) I ask her to remain at the table until she 's finished her meal , she does so without endless arguments or fits of temper .
7 Lee had risen and moved to where he sat at the table and was showing him the completed unicorn 's head .
8 He pointed at the table and the waiter nodded .
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