Example sentences of "[vb past] the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 2 | Louise straightened the table a little too ostentatiously . |
| 3 | The all-important cost of £64 made the table cheaper than making a similar model from scratch , and the fence proved accurate enough for rebating and jointing . |
| 4 | Sophie lowered the table and the two of them hoisted the surprised dog on to it and raised the table to a convenient height . |
| 5 | Holding each massive paw firmly , Sophie clipped the nails to the right length then lowered the table . |
| 6 | She would have rustled up a little casserole or coq au vin while he laid the table beautifully . |
| 7 | Whistling to himself , Henry laid the table , while , in the corner of the kitchen , Maisie finished her last chocolate bar and got to work on a packet of crisps , a tube of Rollos , half a pound of jellybabies and a jumbo bar of Turkish delight . |
| 8 | Then she cooked pasta and shredded chicken and chopped fruit and nuts and sliced black bread and made beetroot soup and prepared sour cream and a cheese board and polished wine glasses and put butter in lemon-coloured dishes and made salad dressings and laid the table and set a serviette decorated with a Groucho Marx face by the side of each place . |
| 9 | Ginny laid the table while Barbara broke four eggs in a bowl and whisked them vigorously . |
| 10 | She laid the table in the kitchen , putting out the bread and a big bowl of dripping , and then made the cocoa . |
| 11 | She laid the table , sun falling across it , and each item she placed — cups , sugar bowl , plates , a basket of fruit , croissants — added their shadows to the room . |
| 12 | She laid the table , but it was no use preparing the salad yet . |
| 13 | He came home and he just laid the table , very impressive . |
| 14 | I asked the table . |
| 15 | It was in the first Easter vac that he produced The Table . |
| 16 | So erm I was thrilled to bits cos that long cupboard that 's in that bedroom , that from the same person that we got the table from . |
| 17 | Wearily he checked the table china , the hotel staff being responsible for the less venerable Literary Lionisers . |
| 18 | But the team who led the table with an eight-point lead over the third-placed club in February and had two games in hand are surely lacking more than the rub of the green . |
| 19 | ‘ In 1988-89 , we led the table until February , but we were less experienced then , and every week at the top was a bonus for us . |
| 20 | The captain beat the table with his hand for silence . |
| 21 | He even transformed the table into a football pitch and by pushing a salt cellar here , and a napkin there , explained how a good manager and team could win the advantage . |
| 22 | Oh , I moved the table right there you hear my voice ? |
| 23 | ‘ Oh Lili , ’ I said , and I grasped the table 's edge . |
| 24 | She grasped the table , trying to stand up , slipped and grabbed wildly at the cloth , sending plates , glasses , wine bottle , crashing to the ground , and then with an inner groan of dismay she watched the stone terrace rush abruptly towards her face before everything went dark . |
| 25 | He heaved himself to his feet as they approached the table . |
| 26 | She stood still , then turned and approached the table . |
| 27 | Devlin tossed the beer in his face and upended the table against him , the edge catching the German 's shins so that he staggered forward . |
| 28 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
| 29 | Frau Nordern and Omi beamed on Erika , Bodo banged the table with his fist , making the plates bounce alarmingly , Erika blushed , and , for reasons known only to himself , Paul went a fiery red , too . |
| 30 | I had just come out of one of my planning meetings and I metaphorically banged the table and said ‘ I know exactly what you should do . ’ |