Example sentences of "he sat [adv prt] [prep] the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat down across the table from Gabriel , thinking what to say . |
| 2 | When his illness was at the active stage , he was very particular about keeping his own utensils separate from everyone else 's , and would joke about it , saying as he sat down at the table , ‘ Make way for the leper . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He sat down at the table now , and she pushed the bread board and the dripping towards him , saying , ‘ Want a piece of bacon ? ’ |
| 5 | He sat down at the table and put his face in his hands . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's this queer stuff ? ’ he would say , as he sat down at the table ; then : ‘ Hmm . |
| 7 | He sat down at the table and began eating without tasting the food . |
| 8 | Then he sat down at the table and started to work again . |
| 9 | He sat down at the table again and began to read . |
| 10 | He sat down at the table and looked over the balustrade at the Street of the Camel below . |
| 11 | Each night he would be more red-eyed , hardly able to drag his feet with tiredness , his face caked white with lime , lime in his eyes and ears and nostrils , his throat dry , lime thick through his hair and clothes and when he sat down to the table he felt as if he were eating lime . |