Example sentences of "around the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of Rose 's tall silent brothers went around the tables with a bottle of wine and a bottle of whiskey but they drank sparingly . |
| 2 | He 's going around the tables with his bags , like he always does . ’ |
| 3 | Young Trotsky. said : ‘ Heh , Alan , there 's a guy here wants a word , ’ and then proceeded to distribute his newsletter around the tables to a less than rapturous welcome from the patrons . |
| 4 | There was a general appeal around the tables . |
| 5 | It is , rather , the example of what a robust and subtle mind can do when it comes to shifting British planning policy around the table a bit . |
| 6 | Herr Nordern looked around the table , exuberant , dizzy with happiness , and then , remembering the toast he had been about to make , raised his glass . |
| 7 | My eyes flitted around the table . |
| 8 | When the summary was finished , virtually everyone around the table at Number 10 gave their view . |
| 9 | The President and Chief Executive Officer looked around the table . |
| 10 | Every executive around the table could see that he was visibly annoyed by the Englishman 's absence . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I guess I agree with the committee 's original view that we should not put any major new investment in the UK , ’ Klepner replied , knowing full well that this line would be supported by Mueller and most of the Americans around the table . |
| 12 | Lord Hampshire had folded a piece of paper which was being passed around the table . |
| 13 | They did n't sit but stood around the table . |
| 14 | He was well-liked in the province and brought Ulster 's politicians around the table to discuss the peace process . |
| 15 | Well us used to sit around the table , give granny her bottle and a glass , then us 'd play a game of cards , see . |
| 16 | He bared well-shaped lips over handsome teeth and smiled around the table . |
| 17 | There was a moment of slight awkwardness as Mr Lewis glanced around the table . |
| 18 | The distinguished gentleman glanced around the table with a look almost of severity . |
| 19 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 20 | He paused at the word and looked around the table . |
| 21 | Thomasina at this time was fussing around the table . |
| 22 | This argument was having a little success around the table , when the President of the Society , W. M. Smart , squirmed in the Chair , and exclaimed in an anguished voice : ‘ Then will somebody propose that this paper be rejected irrespective of its contents ? ’ |
| 23 | The leader then proceeds to do a few activities around the table such as hitting it with both hands , scratching an ear , winking an eye or nodding backwards and forwards . |
| 24 | Isobel looked around the table in confusion . |
| 25 | When he conveyed Sam 's request to her as they sat around the table at tea-time , he was bewildered by his daughter 's reaction ! |
| 26 | They seemed to be positioned at random as if the guests had been playing a game with them and not sitting around the table in an orderly fashion . |
| 27 | ‘ You only had to look at the faces sitting around the table at base camp to know that they were physically and mentally finished . ’ |
| 28 | He does a wonderful Alex Higgins impression , mincing around the table , puffing on a fag and slamming shots at the pockets . |
| 29 | Then , without pausing , it moved anti-clockwise around the table , circling the letters again and again , stopping nowhere . |
| 30 | He walked around the table now in an exaggerated pose , and Harry , laughing , said , ‘ If it was n't for spoiling Aunt Ellen 's work I would throw that centrepiece at you . ’ |