His family members, meanwhile, act as if they're still sitting around the dinner table, giving one other grief.
Other executives have stepped down from their jobs (see table) giving the impression of a mighty ship without a rudder.
Sort out a salad or drinks before bringing the dish to the table, giving the molten cheese time to cool a little.
After enjoying a cocktail with fellow guests, you'll be shown to your table, giving the proceedings a feel of half-restaurant, half-dinner party.
Yes, we sometimes sound as if we could be plunked down at Harriet's kitchen table (giving Ozzie an eyeful of low-rise jeans and yoga pants).
And, a 100 years later, the naturalist and clergyman William Bingley devised an assessment table, giving birds points for "melodiousness of tone", "sprightliness", "plaintiveness", "compassion" and "execution".
That is what happened at Mittelman's table, giving his team 10 international match points, but at Cheek's something strange happened on the way to the plus score.
And kings invited him to the table, giving him the luxury of choosing what banquets to attend and which to reject.
At breakfast I'm pleased with the effect of shooting my cereal bowl on top of a round glass table, giving the backdrop a mystical, Camelot effect.
There were two guys at a little table giving out wristbands by checking names off a Google spreadsheet, on a Mac laptop at twelve per cent battery.
Finally this has consequences for the design and use of the food composition table for Mali, which contain one main table giving average values, and separated tables from each region giving regional data when they are available.
