Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] the table [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say they are looking forward to seeing him soon , and that he will be safely with them to sit down at the table and enjoy the feast of the next Thanksgiving dinner . |
| 2 | Despite the growth of the disabled people 's movement these paper professionals still think it quite normal to sit down round the table and decide what 's best for us . |
| 3 | During the silence that followed Joe experienced the most odd feeling , for he had the desire to reach out across the table and to take her hand : not Maggie 's , but this woman 's , the hand of this woman who would never see sixty again . |
| 4 | ‘ We are not frightened to walk away from the table if the deal is not right , ’ Mr Coe says . |
| 5 | Their faces took on a different expression ; they grew more spruce and upright of bearing , ceased to loll about on the tables or against the walls , and held themselves up . |
| 6 | A consultant with fly-away silver hair and an offensively breezy manner asks Kate to pop up on the table and just pop her pants down . |
| 7 | His eyes had come to rest less on the table and more on her . |
| 8 | ‘ Each time I fight , I try to bring more to the table and I 'm looking forward to this fight to show people just what I can do . |