Example sentences of "and sipped at the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Doyle took his coffee black , sat again on the side of the armchair and sipped at the cup , staring at Jack Stone . |
| 2 | She took it from him and sipped at the sweet sherry , reminded by its taste that he bought it specially because she did n't like sweet sherry . |
| 3 | He took his plastic tumbler up again and sipped at the wine , watching Sara over the lip of the tumbler . |
| 4 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 5 | It went pop , and Signe leaned forward into the candlelight so that all the customers could see her , and sipped at the champagne and narrowed her eyes at me in a gesture of passion that she had seen in some bad film . |
| 6 | Shelley smiled , and sipped at the cool wine . |
| 7 | Both Athelstan and Cranston gripped the warm bowls and sipped at the rich stew which scalded their mouths and lips but put some warmth into their frozen bellies . |