Example sentences of "[adv prt] from lunch " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we emptied our dustbins out we noticed another bin full of cold ravioli and bread left over from lunch ; the bread was mixed in with the garbage and was soggy from being in a dustbin of cold ravioli for two hours . |
| 2 | Then , finally , came supper , which was really what was left over from lunch : cold meat , salad and cheese , and more wine . |
| 3 | It does not have the arithmetic to make any sensible capitalist take time off from lunch . |
| 4 | Judging by the amount of political column inches devoted to stating the ‘ obvious ’ irrationality of the programme 's political contentions , it would appear that one or two ‘ sensible ’ capitalist newspaper owners and editors did take time off from lunch to ensure the sensible British public did not get the wrong idea about A Very British Coup . |
| 5 | Listen , she 's just coming out from lunch , but stay on channel . ’ |
| 6 | There are numerous examples of the poor quality of court-appointed lawyers ; John Young went to his death even though his trial lawyer had signed an affidavit admitting he had been ill-prepared at trial due to drug use , the recent break-up of his marriage and the discovery of his own homosexuality ; another attorney had his breath checked by the judge for signs of alcohol , another was found to be in contempt of court after arriving back from lunch drunk … and so I could go on . |
| 7 | If somebody came back from lunch late without having informed him , he really berated the offender . |
| 8 | Vera 's not back from lunch , so I kept it at the desk . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ There was a dwarf in here just now , looking for you , ’ Felicity said , as Alexandra came back from lunch . |
| 10 | If she left it unopened Rosie would face it when she got back from lunch and Rain could not be that heartless . |
| 11 | On the way back from lunch ( I walked it ) already the streets felt a little lighter . |
| 12 | ‘ It was such a cold day , ’ said Ianthe , ‘ and you 're not allowed to eat in the Public Record Office , so I thought just for once … = ’ She stopped , feeling that too much attention was being drawn to her and that they ought to be getting on with their work , especially as the Ash Wednesday service had made them late coming back from lunch . |
| 13 | ‘ I found him when I came back from lunch . |
| 14 | Another orange goes bounding away up the corridor ahead of them , under the feet of one of Summerchild 's colleagues who is approaching from the opposite direction , coming back from lunch . |
| 15 | The pupils were coming back from lunch for their afternoon sessions . |
| 16 | He did say that he 'd tried to ring before I got back from lunch but I 'm not one hundred percent certain . |
| 17 | Erm but it was n't , it was twenty past two when I got back from lunch . |
| 18 | Sorry , I should explain to the committee that I was informed that the secretary who normally does the minutes for the half past one was sick , and had , she 'd been sent home by her doctor at lunch time , so I came back from lunch and had to come straight into committee , and I do apologize if I have missed bits of paper or whatever , I 've gathered up everything I could , but that might well be one of the things that I 've left behind . |