Example sentences of "at the table [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking her place for the wedding breakfast , at the table that glistened with crystal , warm with red roses , she manfully ate her way through course after course of a meal prepared by top-class chefs , listened to the speeches , the congratulations , applauded , smiled , chatted with apparent good humour . |
| 2 | Marie , still in her pyjamas , was sitting slumped at the table that took up most of the floor space : you had to squeeze round it to move about at all in the tiny kitchen , and Marie 's legs had permanent bruises from its sharp comers . |
| 3 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 4 | He sat down at the table and began eating without tasting the food . |
| 5 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 6 | He sat down at the table and looked over the balustrade at the Street of the Camel below . |
| 7 | The man who had opened the door looked at the two men seated at the table and said , ‘ This dame here says she knows about wor Robbie ; she says he 's in hospital . |
| 8 | Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears . |
| 9 | She sat at the table and counted what she had left . |
| 10 | He saw her glance across at the table and followed her gaze to the brandy bottle . |
| 11 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 12 | He sat down at the table and put his face in his hands . |
| 13 | When she returned to the kitchen , she sank down at the table and tried to eat a little of the food , conscious that Craig was watching her . |
| 14 | Neil sat down at the table and placed his newspaper on its gaudy oilcloth cover . |
| 15 | Mum sat at the table and pushed the grey hair back from her eyes . |
| 16 | Then he sat down at the table and started to work again . |
| 17 | Willie sat dejectedly at the table and watched Tom drag his small mattress past the window . |
| 18 | Helen sat down at the table and watched him . |
| 19 | She looked at the table and nodded . |
| 20 | She sat down again at the table and worked on steadily . |
| 21 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 22 | He joined me at the table and poured out two generous measures of the clear liquid from the bottle . |