Example sentences of "come back to the table " in BNC.

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1 He rose from his chair , walked to the window , looked out , then came back to the table .
2 He came back to the table and sat down .
3 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 .
4 ‘ What are they like ? ’ she asked when he came back to the table .
5 His face was paper-white when he came back to the table .
6 She came back to the table and excused herself .
7 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 .
8 He came back to the table and sat down .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 She was stirring the coffee in front of her , an innocent expression on her face as he came back to the table .
12 Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious .
13 Suddenly , to her relief , the telephone rang , Joanna picked it up , wrote down the message , and came back to the table , looking elated .
14 Suddenly the taverner came back to the table .
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