Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] [prep] [art] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can infer that George was in a restaurant , and that he sat at a table and looked at a menu . |
| 2 | The gruel was served up and a long grace was said over a short the gruel disappeared , the boys looked at each other and went over , while his next neighbours nudged him , tired as he was he was desperately hungry and he rest on the table and the master with his hands he said |
| 3 | And he banged on the table . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll fucking tame you , ’ Paddy said , and he knocked over the table in his attempt to rise . |
| 5 | A cold nose nuzzled his knee , and he reached under the table with a scrap of venison for Fife — or Drum , he was not sure which . |
| 6 | She advanced on him threateningly and he retreated behind the table . |
| 7 | At that time of year there were few people about and he sat at a table by himself . |
| 8 | He laid the thin little thing down close to the blazing fire , and he moved to the table and poured milk and wine into a cup , and sliced bread and meat . |
| 9 | Silas sent her a look she was unable to define , and even as she tried to fathom its meaning their gaze locked for several long moments until he reached across the table to squeeze her hand . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't remember after that , except that he drank several cups of coffee , and some wine and some water after he returned to the table . |
| 11 | The colour of his neck faded as he returned to the table with the drinks . |
| 12 | Lord John smiled winningly as he returned to the table . |
| 13 | She watched him as he crossed to a table where an assortment of bottles and glasses were laid out . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's easy to be frightened , ’ Frick said as he walked round the table , behind them , their eyes following him . |
| 15 | The raw , rough feeling in his voice was so obvious that Julia forgot all her determined restraint of the previous evening and put her arms around him as he sat at the table , laying her head on his . |
| 16 | ‘ What 's it all mean ? ’ asked Lewis , as he sat at the table , with a pint of Brakspear for Morse and a half of the same for himself . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ he said as he sat to the table . |
| 18 | As he moved towards the table Joe noticed that , although they had been bidden to take their seats , neither Mrs Carver , nor Mick , nor Carrie did until Mr Carver was seated ; then , each pulling a chair out from under the table , they sat down ; and having done so , Mick pointed to a carved chair with a leather seat and said to him , ‘ Come , sit down . |