Example sentences of "sit down at [art] [noun sg] table " in BNC.

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1 Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait .
2 ‘ Coming sir , ’ they both trilled , and soon we were sitting down at the dining table in a corner of the living-room .
3 ‘ If he was he would sit down at the negotiating table with us . ’
4 Ruth grinned at him as he sat down at a cane table , making sure he was under the bright green awning that hung over the balcony and not a sliver of sun was on the bare parts of his body .
5 Sir Ralph ( he had been knighted by Margaret Thatcher in 1980 for raising money from commerce and industry to finance the activities of Conservative Central Office when in Opposition ) bought a coffee and sat down at a corner table .
6 Penelope sat down at the dressing table and tried to do something to her hair .
7 After walking round the dining-room with my memories I sat down at the stone table .
8 She went and sat down at the stone table and Jack sank down opposite her .
9 He began to walk towards the Monument in the glare of the headlights , then he sat down at the stone table and beckoned .
10 His Dad sat down at the kitchen table with the paper .
11 He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw .
12 She slammed the boot down , with a cry of ‘ God Almighty ! ’ and ran indoors , where she sat down at the kitchen table and beat her fists against the wood , with anger , with frustration , with a sudden , desperate concern for Nick .
13 When they sat down at the kitchen table , Emily perched on the edge of her chair , and her hands were never still .
14 ‘ Bob 's got his girl-friend staying with him , ’ he said to Jannie , still grinning , as he sat down at the kitchen table and sipped absently at the cup of coffee which had appeared there .
15 ‘ I never expected to see you — or anyone else — up here this morning , ’ Seb admitted honestly as he sat down at the kitchen table .
16 When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before .
17 I sat down at the kitchen table to watch Mrs Clamp work .
18 Peggy sat down at the kitchen table and looked at the mail .
19 After Janice had gone Shiona went back inside and sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of strong black coffee .
20 Dumping her bags in the bedroom , she sat down at the kitchen table and began to sift lethargically through the pile of accumulated mail , from time to time eyeing the phone in the hall .
21 When Thomas was contentedly playing with his cars , Ashley sat down at the kitchen table .
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