Example sentences of "sandwich and a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was certainly better than the sandwich and a can of beer that she 'd expected ; if this had been the late and unlamented Eddie she 'd probably have been faced with a walk to the nearest carry-out to find that he 'd finished off the beer in her absence . |
| 2 | Here for nearly 40 years , I have loved to prop myself against a lamp-post with a sketchbook , binoculars , a sandwich and a bottle of wine , to spend an idle hour or two observing the sea . |
| 3 | I breathed again , and decided to walk a few hundred yards down the road to a Happy Diner for a rapid sandwich and a cup of tea . |
| 4 | She made herself a sandwich and a cup of tea and carried them along to her workroom . |
| 5 | ‘ And you wo n't be much help to Rick if you starve yourself , so at least have a sandwich and a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 6 | Cornelius ordered another bacon sandwich and a cup of tea . |
| 7 | ‘ Would you like a sandwich and a cup of coffee ? ’ |
| 8 | By ten to two she had deposited the larger of her two suitcases , had partaken of a cheese sandwich and a cup of coffee and , seated in the hotel lounge , and with time to kill while she waited for Ven , she was again being plagued by the vexed question of that abominable interview . |
| 9 | On the station he bought a sandwich and a cup of tea . |
| 10 | Cat , unasked , produced a cheese sandwich and a cup of frothing coffee . |
| 11 | Otley made me some hot milk and honey and helped himself to a cheese and pickle sandwich and a mug of strong coffee . |
| 12 | On winter days , usually after unsuccessfully battling against the spiteful thrusts of nature , a bacon sandwich and a mug of Bovril laced with sherry is guaranteed to soothe the injured spirit . |
| 13 | Lunch was an avocado and prawn sandwich and a carton of mango juice , which I admit were a bit out of character but otherwise I looked for all the world like a real musher . |
| 14 | I asked him to bring me a sandwich and a glass of wine , and still went on reading Jane Eyre . |
| 15 | ‘ On Thursday the first of July , after Evensong in his church at Markham cum Cumbermound for a congregation of two , at about five fifteen , Paul Gray stepped back to the Vicarage for a sandwich and a glass of milk before going into Medewich to fetch Mr Jefferson of Markham Terrace who , as was his practice , was going to help Gray with his youth club in Markham cum Cumbermound . |
| 16 | They did not travel as I had , feet up , surveying the passing countryside with prawn and avocado sandwiches and a can of white wine . |
| 17 | As Margaret made the sandwiches and a pot of weak tea , Maura glanced around her . |
| 18 | She disappeared to return immediately with a plate of sandwiches and a pot of tea . |
| 19 | She brought sandwiches and a bottle of milk . |
| 20 | They took some sandwiches and a bottle of cold tea , and they began to cut the long grass in Mr Wood 's biggest field . |
| 21 | The Profitboss will bring in sandwiches and a flask of tea , eating them with the fork-lift truck drivers in the despatch bay . |
| 22 | ‘ I was thinking more in terms of sardine sandwiches and a flask of tea , ’ said Lydia . |
| 23 | There was a plate of chocolate wafers , a plate of potted meat and fishpaste sandwiches and a plate of fairy cakes . |
| 24 | She took a quick break for lunch , gulping down a couple of sandwiches and a cup of coffee , then spent the afternoon painting the dragon , using dozens of different shades so that he shimmered with colour . |