Example sentences of "come [adv prt] to the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gendarme came over to the table and began a long address to Lambert , who listened politely , commenting ‘ Peut-être ’ , from time to time . |
| 2 | Lizzie was waiting for him one morning when the waitress came over to the table . |
| 3 | We did n't pay any attention , but a minute later one of the waiters came up to the table in a hurry . |
| 4 | As each slightly shamefaced figure came up to the table , she peered intently at the face , muttered ‘ Sweet or dry ? ’ and then poured from one of her bottles as if administering Syrup of Figs or Cod Liver Oil to the infant sick . |
| 5 | Mrs Harper came up to the table with the tea so Ianthe 's answer had to be delayed . |
| 6 | Sophie nodded slowly , then Helen came up to the table . |
| 7 | He rose from his chair , walked to the window , looked out , then came back to the table . |
| 8 | He came back to the table and sat down . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ What are they like ? ’ she asked when he came back to the table . |
| 11 | His face was paper-white when he came back to the table . |
| 12 | She came back to the table and excused herself . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He came back to the table and sat down . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He felt rather shy and silly , when he came back to the table with Lalage , skipping along and grabbing for his hand as she went . |
| 17 | She was stirring the coffee in front of her , an innocent expression on her face as he came back to the table . |
| 18 | Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious . |
| 19 | Suddenly , to her relief , the telephone rang , Joanna picked it up , wrote down the message , and came back to the table , looking elated . |
| 20 | Suddenly the taverner came back to the table . |
| 21 | He spoke passably good French and enjoyed discussing food with the pretty young serving girl who came out to the table by the roadside , which the Major had adopted as his vantage point . |
| 22 | It almost seemed for a moment as if he would come over to the table and speak , but then he turned away , looking rather puzzled and began to order his tea . |