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Example sentences of "down [prep] the table [conj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I think about telling her that Andy was there , in his sleeping bag , listening the whole time , but while I 'm thinking about it something goes wrong ; there must have been a flaw in one of the glasses , or the weight is just too much , because there 's a cracking sound and one side of the pyramid starts to collapse , sending an avalanche of falling glass and frothing champagne spilling crashing down off the table and smashing , bouncing and splashing onto the mats and the floor below .
2	She ducked down behind the table and emerged with the little box her employer had displayed so proudly , then raked around in the back of a drawer until she came up with a key .
3	Only now , in my old age , I wish I had got down from the table and put my arms round his neck and kissed him .
4	Despite the growth of the disabled people 's movement these paper professionals still think it quite normal to sit down round the table and decide what 's best for us .
5	Ianthe Broome , Daisy Pettigrew , Sister Dew and one or two others whose names she could never remember , now sat down round the table and began to discuss the final arrangements for the bazaar , which had always been exactly the same and always would be , except that from one year to another a pint more or less milk might be ordered for the teas .
6	He turned on his heel then , thudding his coffee-cup down on the table as he strode towards the front door .
7	He put the paper down on the table and his Mum looked over his shoulder .
8	He put the biscuits and carton down on the table and turned off the light .
9	Gently he put the gun down on the table and carried the pile of plates over to the sink .
10	He put the card face down on the table and brushed off the torn fragments of paper with the side of his sore hand .
11	He set his glass down on the table and looked across at the bar .
12	Others sprang to the defence of their rulers and the argument became furious until a heavy fist banged down on the table and bottles and food went flying .
13	Then she put her head down on the table and wept unrestrainedly , the feathers of her hat dipping unnoticed into his coffee .
14	Hepzibah put a brown teapot down on the table and aimed a fake blow at his ear .
15	‘ Trusting of them , ’ Hennessy observed as he put the slip down on the table and reached for his ballpoint pen .
16	He set the tray down on the table and she identified the predictable ingredients : coffee in a bowl and a hunk of bread smeared with honey .
17	He banged his fist down on the table and glared at Kellerman .
18	The stranger put the glass down on the table and looked sharply at me .
19	The third one is the , this book is pushing down on the table and the table is pushing up on the book .
20	She was so weary that it was all she could do not to put her head down on the table and close her eyes .
21	He put the candle down on the table and came to stand close to her .
22	Then Glenda Grower , the most strong-minded of the staff , put her glass down on the table and made obvious going-away gestures .
23	He placed this gently down on the table and we all gathered round .
24	Teddy slams his glass down on the table and waves his wooden spoon around as if it was a sabre .
25	‘ I do n't know which is worse , ’ she said plaintively , dumping the goulash down on the table and turning to the sink to strain the noodles .
26	She sat down at the table while Michael called the plane .
27	Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said .
28	One looked from side to side , at the two speakers , or else down at the table or , fleetingly , at one 's own side .
29	He poured the tea into a mug , added milk and sugar , then sat down at the table and began to eat and drink .
30	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 .