Example sentences of "[verb] her [noun sg] [prep] the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | She moved her hand across the table , touched his arm , squeezed it for comfort . |
| 2 | Resting her elbow on the table , she let her head fall on to her hand , and again she thought of voices . |
| 3 | She laid her cup on the table , and leaned back in her chair , her statuesque pose accentuated by the classic fawn dress and the dark green scarf around her throat . |
| 4 | She made her escape from the table , boiled the kettle and looked in on the children . |
| 5 | Folly dropped her handbag underneath the table and took the next in the queue . |
| 6 | Remembering what he had taught her , she commanded her eyes to meet his yet again before replacing her glass on the table . |
| 7 | Helen banged her fist on the table . |
| 8 | The hand finished , Madame negotiated her bulk through the tables , wiping her hands on her apron . |
| 9 | Slamming her hand on the table , cutting off the other girl in mid-sentence , she denied frantically , ‘ No ! ’ |
| 10 | Deaconess Tilley plumped her bag on the table and put herself between Mrs Yaxlee and the window . |
| 11 | ‘ Charming ! ’ said Mary sarcastically , and plonked her glass on the table . |
| 12 | Tamar sighed and placed her cup on the table . |
| 13 | Linda herself was doing her homework at the table in the corner . |
| 14 | She switched on the lights , dumped her bag on the table and turned to him abruptly . |
| 15 | Later he watched her enter the dining-room and weave her way through the tables . |
| 16 | I pulled her glass across the table and got generous with my bourbon again . |
| 17 | Mrs Stych brought her plate to the table , picked up her fork and toyed with her food . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm no good at it , ’ she lied and , pleased , struggled her way from the table and walked stiffly into his arms . |
| 19 | Then Wu Tsai leaned forward and took her cup from the table , smiling , looking across at Tsu Ma . |
| 20 | She put her head on the table and wept . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , Mrs Aggie ’ — she put her hand across the table towards the plump elbow resting there — ‘ I wo n't go . |
| 22 | Harriet put her glass on the table and left the room . |
| 23 | Placing her bag on the table , she halted beside him as she looked vaguely round for a mug . |
| 24 | She propped her elbow on the table and resting her chin on her hand gave her full attention to Stella . |
| 25 | She pictured them all staring up as she came in and Michael Swinton giving rapid orders to Punch as he had done before , and saw herself putting her basket on the table and showing him what she had brought , the taste and spirit of Christmas from Bishopstow , from her house , her own establishment . |
| 26 | Jay could have slammed her head against the table and wept . |
| 27 | With a small sigh , Gina replaced her mug on the table and reluctantly took the offered handshake . |
| 28 | She bent forward to return her teacup to the table . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , they 're talking about it , ’ my mother said , dipping her head towards the table and holding her Paisley-pattern scarf to her throat as she nibbled tentatively at a large cream cake . |
| 30 | Suddenly , she pushed her face over the table towards him . |