Example sentences of "at the table and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink . |
| 2 | He sat down at the table and began eating without tasting the food . |
| 3 | She sat down at the table and looked with disfavour at the glass in front of her . |
| 4 | He sat down at the table and looked over the balustrade at the Street of the Camel below . |
| 5 | Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber . |
| 6 | come and sit at the table and wait , come on , put those away |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 15 | He was sitting at the table and staring ahead of him with a dark , brooding expression . |
| 16 | Neil sat down at the table and placed his newspaper on its gaudy oilcloth cover . |
| 17 | Dashing into the kitchen now , she found Jessie standing at the table and squeezing a lemon into a glass and she had almost pulled her from the table towards the door before she managed to say to her , ‘ He 's … he 's downstairs in the yard . |
| 18 | Mum sat at the table and pushed the grey hair back from her eyes . |
| 19 | Now come along , sit up at the table and have your tea . ’ |
| 20 | You can sit at the table and do them . |
| 21 | Then he sat down at the table and started to work again . |
| 22 | Shivering at the table and peering down at the paper under the stumpy candle I allowed myself to wander off the straight path through the dark trees . |
| 23 | He 'd stood up as he spoke , and came to loom disturbingly large over her before spinning one of the chairs at the table and straddling it , resting his forearms on the back and fixing her with an unfathomable gaze . |
| 24 | Willie sat dejectedly at the table and watched Tom drag his small mattress past the window . |
| 25 | Helen sat down at the table and watched him . |
| 26 | She looked at the table and nodded . |
| 27 | She sat down again at the table and worked on steadily . |
| 28 | She sat down at the table and sipped at the dark , bitter brew self-consciously , aware of his eyes , cool and observant , upon her . |
| 29 | He joined me at the table and poured out two generous measures of the clear liquid from the bottle . |
| 30 | But no one has said that you can not sit at the table and talk to your family , even if you choose not to eat . |