Глаголы с семантикой приема пищи в английском языке (на материале Х. Филдинг "Дневник Бриджит Джонс")

37. Ah well, time for a little drinkv. Daniel will be here soon. Best start preparations [Fielding, I, 109].

38. When Jeremy comes home at the end of the day he wants to put his feet up and be nurtured and, as I imagine all the time now, fantasize about girls in leotards at the Harbour Club [Fielding, I, 110].

39. 8st 12 1/2(have lost 3lb 8oz literally overnight - must have eaten food which uses up more calories to eat it than it gives off e.g. v. chewy Lettuce), alcohol units 4 (modest), cigarettes 21 (bad), Instants 4 (not v.g.) [Fielding, I, 117].

40. Daniel and I eating candlelit dinners in historic country-house-hotel courtyards then retiring to our room to shag all hot summer night [Fielding, I, 119].

41. Anyway. Daniel and I are going to a party tonight at his friend Wicksy's, then tomorrow I expect we will go to the park or out to a lovely pub in the country for lunch. It is marvellous having a boyfriend [Fielding, I, 119].

42. 11.50 a.m. Hmmm. Nail really is scratchy. Actually, if don't do something about it I'll start picking at it and next thing I'll have no fingernail left. Right, I'd better go and find an emery board. Come to think of it, this nail varnish generally is looking a bit scrotty. I really need to take it all off and start again. Might as well do it now while I think about it [Fielding, I, 121].

43. Going out to meet Tom for tea. Decided needed to spend more time on appearance like Hollywood stars and have therefore spent ages putting concealer under eyes, blusher on cheeks and defining fading features[Fielding, I, 131].

44. Envy summer life on the Continent, where men in smart lightweight suits and designer sunglasses glide around calmly in smart air-conditioned cars, maybe stopping for a citron pressй in a shady pavement cafй in an ancient square, totally cool about the sun and ignoring it because they know for a fact that it will still be shining at the weekend, when they can go and lie quietly on the yacht [Fielding, I, 135].

45. 9st 5 (state of emergency now as if fat has been stored in capsule form over Christmas and is being slowly released under skin), alcohol units 5 (better), cigarettes 20, calories 700 (v.g.) [Fielding, I, 136].

46. Eventually we gave up to retire to our room for a hot bath and Codis, discovering en route that another couple were to be sharing the non-wedding party dining room with us that evening, the female half of which was a girl called Eileen whom Daniel had slept with twice, inadvertently bitten dangerously hard on the breast and never spoken to since [Fielding, I, 147].

47. 'Would you like a drink?' said Daniel. I thought fast. I needed to get him into the kitchen so I could go through all the cupboards [Fielding, I, 155].

48. Like a fool I went for a drink with him to the American Bar at the Savoy, let him soften me up with champagne and 'I feel so terrible I really miss you blar blar blar.' Then the very second he got me to admit, 'Oh, Daniel, I miss you too,' he suddenly went all patronizing and businesslike and said, 'The thing is, Suki and I [Fielding, I, 156].

49. Rang up Jude and told her about Waspy, Rebecca, job interview, Mum, Daniel and general misery and arranged to meet at Jimmy Beez at two for a Bloody Mary [Fielding, I, 158].

50. 'Everywhere we see Anne Summers shops catering to housewives trying pathetically to simulate the thrilling sex enjoyed by Singletons and ever-more exotic foodstuffs in Marks and Spencer for exhausted couples trying to pretend they're in a lovely restaurant like the Singletons and don't have to do the washing up.'[Fielding, I, 161]

51. He laughed and then said, 'Well, don't do anything too complicated. Remember everyone's coming to see you, not to eat parfaits in sugar cages.' [Fielding, I, 162]

52. At least orange confit will be good. Looks fantastic. Tom said not to bother with Grand Marnier Crиme Anglaise but merely drink Grand Marnier [Fielding, I, 169].

53. Popped to 192 for refreshing bottle of wine with Sharon and she said, 'What are you wearing for Rebecca's party?' [Fielding, I, 169].

54. Oh God, better go to work - but will not have anything to drink at disco-lunch, just be friendly and professional to Matt, stay till about 3:30 p.m., then leave and do my Christmas cards [Fielding, I, 171].

55. Christmas is like war. Going down to Oxford Street is hanging over me like going over the top. Would that the Red Cross or Germans would come and find me. Aaargh. It's 10 am. Have not done Christmas shopping. Have not sent Christmas cards. Got to go to work. Right, am never, never going to drink again for the rest of life. Aargh - field telephone [Fielding, I, 172].

56. When we got upstairs it turned out he had taken a suite. It was fantastic, v. posh and bloody good fun and we played with all the guest features and had more champagne and he told me all this stuff about how he loved me: the sort of stuff, to be honest, Daniel was always coming out with [Fielding, I, 178].

57. Like a fool I went for a drink with him to the American Bar at the Savoy, let him soften me up with champagne and «I feel so terrible I really miss you blar blar blar». Then the very second he got me to admit, «Oh, Daniel, I miss you too», - he suddenly went all patronizing and businesslike and said, - «The thing is, Suki and I...» [Fielding, II, 113]

58. Went to meet Jude for quiet drink to talk about Flow some more and noticed a familiar besuited figure with knitting-pattern dark good looks sitting in a quiet corner having dinner: it was Magda's Jeremy [Fielding,II, 73].

59. Today she asked me to meet her for lunch at the coffee place in Dickens and Jones and I asked her outright if she was seeing someone else [Fielding, II, 69].

60. Just got home from shopping to message from my dad asking if I would meet him for lunch on Sunday: I went hot and cold, my dad does not come up to London to have lunch with me on his own on Sundays, he has roast beef, or salmon and new potatoes, at home with Mum [Fielding, II, 66].

61. It worked a treat and eventually she was so much back on form she was actually able to call up Julio and arrange to meet him for a «nightcap» [Fielding, I, 238].

62. What you have to do is be a heroine and stay brave, without sinking into drink or self-pity and everything will be OK and that all the Greek myths and many successful movies are all about human beings facing difficult trials and not being wimps but holding hard and thus coming Out on top [Fielding, II, 323]..

63. Magda and I were both in the car now, pulling every lever we could find, Magda swigging intermittently at a bottle of Laurent-Perrier [Fielding, II, 43].

64. Sharon was on top form. 'Bastards!' she was already yelling by 8.35, pouring three-quarters of a glass of Kir Royale straight down her throat. 'Stupid, smug, arrogant, manipulative, self-indulgent bastards [Fielding, II, 27].

65. I told her the whole story, pouring the Grand Marnier straight down my throat as I did. Jude didn't say a word but immediately went and fetched Mark Darcy [Fielding, I, 56].

66. You really ought to hurry up and get sprogged up, you know, old girl,' said Cosmo, pouring a quarter of a pint of '82 Pauillac straight down his throat. 'Time's running out [Fielding, I, 55].

So, - bellowed Cosmo, pouring me a drink. - How's your love-life? [Fielding, I,85].

Right, I'm going to have a quiet, healthy time at home. Lovely. I might finish The Famished Road [Fielding, I, 141].

67. After she'd gone I ate a bit of muesli out of the packet with a spoon and finished off the dregs of wine in the fudge [Fielding, I, 14].

68. Head is filled with visions of us lying in glades by rivers, me in long white floaty dress, Daniel and I sitting outside ancient Cornish waterside pub sipping pints in matching striped T-shirts and watching the sun set over the sea…[Fielding, I, 10].

69. I read in an article that Kathleen Tynan, late. Wife of the late Kenneth, had 'inner poise' and, when writing, was to be found immaculately dressed, sitting at a small table in the centre of the room sipping at a glass of chilled white, wine [Fielding, I, 112].

70. last night I was running a relaxing aromatherapy bath and sipping camomile tea when a car burglar alarm started up [Fielding, I, 12].

71. Come along and meet Mark, - Una Alconbury sing-songed before I'd even had time to get a drink down me [Fielding, I, 117].

72. Particularly enjoyed freedom to pour gravy onto Christmas turkey for first time in life without having to take sides about it [Fielding, I, 20].

73. By this time it was 9:25 and the conference was at 9:30. Patchouli eventually appeared with two huge barking dogs, one of which started jumping up and licking my face while the other put its head straight up my skirt [Fielding, I, 223].

74. Well, maybe, - I said, because it was the only thing I could think of, - it was because somebody swallowed the evidence [Fielding, I, 74].

75. Can't I tempt you with a gherkin? I said to show I had a genuine reason for coming over, which was quite definitely gherkin-based rather than phone-number-related [Fielding].

76. Hunger pains force self out of bed. Make coffee, consider grapefruit. Defrost chocolate croissant [Fielding, I, 201].

Instead of the cocktail fancies you would expect at a parent-generational do -compartmentalized cut-glass dishes full of gherkins; plates sporting savory doilies and half grapefruits bespined with cheese-and-pineapple-chunk-ladened. toothpicks - there were large silver trays containing prawn wontons, tomato and mozzarella tartlets and chicken sate [Fielding, I, 85].

77. The guests looked as though they couldn't believe their luck, throwing their heads back and roaring with laughter [Fielding].

78. Waste money on: pasta-makers, ice-cream machines or other culinary devices which will never use; books by unreadable literary authors to put impressively on shelves; exotic underwear, since pointless as have no boyfriend [Fielding, I, 86].

79. "OK. Listen to this," said Shaz excitedly. "'We are not saying that all men cheat. But all men do think about it. Men have these desires eating at them all the time. We try to contain our sexual urges...'" [Fielding, I, 111].

80. Bit scary, though, law do is black tie. Asked Mark about what was expected of me and he said, "Oh nothing. Don't worry about it. We'll just sit at a table and eat a meal with some people from work. They're just my friends. They'll love you." [Fielding, I, 158].

81. Hate the idea of the Gladiators-style woman. Always suspect one day Gladiators programme will get out of control, Gladiators will turn flesh-eating and producers will start tossing Christians to Carborundurn and her ilk [Fielding, I, 87].

82. As the room started to settle into the meal, a woman called Louise Barton-Foster (incredibly opinionated lawyer and the sort of woman you can imagine forcing you to eat liver) started holding forth for what seemed like 3 months with complete bollocks [Fielding, I, 161].

83. And then all this stuff with Rebecca. And he votes Tory. Maybe will eat some cheese. Gaah! Telephone [Fielding, I, 168].

84. The thing to do is stay calm and eat fruit because the enzymes clear the toxicity and it will be fine [Fielding, I, 190].

85. Mini-cab is suddenly on Marylebone Road - inexplicably deciding on scenic tour of London instead of route to Victoria. Fight instinct to attack, kill and eat mini-cab driver [Fielding, I, 191].

86. But don't you think the theatre's a bit unrealistic and embarrassing and also you have to sit through the acting for hours before you have anything to eat and you can't talk or... [Fielding, I, 161].

87. Imagine all the secret thoughts, shames and desires eating away within the walls of suburbia, between the sofa and the French window of Lies! [Fielding, I, 33].

88. No, this is good, this is very good," said Richard, staring fixedly at me, at which Harold looked as though he'd eaten a pigeon [Fielding, I, 69].

89. Saturday 10 May. 9st 3 (phantom baby already gigantic, given age), cigarettes 7 (not necessary to stop for phantom pregnancy, surely?), calories 3,255 (eating for one plus tiny phantom), positive thoughts 4, progress on hole in wall by Gary: none [Fielding, I, 69].

90. Rebecca looked as though she had eaten a tirarmisu and only just checked the fat units [Fielding, I, 78].

91. "I'm just going off for some wine, you sit down with Jude. Oh, come on, she won't eat you. She won't touch anything with dairy." [Fielding, I, 178].

92. 6st, alcohol units 0, cigarettes 0, calories 0, likelihood of ever eating Thai takeaway again 0 [Fielding, I, 179].

93. Then this morning Charlie appeared - in a new mood! Extremely earnest, top level and overconfident, with another kit containing cream cheese sandwiches that - given earlier flight of fantasy about in-jail impregnation - found self not really wanting to eat [Fielding, I, 181].

94. Bats will start eating the sun," I expanded. "Horses will be born with tails on their heads, and cubes of frozen urine will land on our roof terraces offering us cigarettes." [Fielding, I, 191].

95. 8st 3 (will definitely stop gorging tomorrow), alcohol units 6 (must not start drinking too much), cigarettes 27 (must not start smoking too much), calories 6,285 (must not start eating too much) [Fielding, I, 201].

96. I know. Will eat some cheese [Fielding, I, 11].

97. Don't look like you've just accidentally eaten a child," said Mark laughing. "For once you've got a decent excuse for your pathological lateness." [Fielding, I, 203].

98. 1.30 p.m. Mark Darcy's kitchen. Have just eaten huge lump of cheese for no reason. Will check calories [Fielding, I, 206].

99. So pack is 8 oz and had already eaten a bit - maybe 2 oz - and little bit left, so have eaten 500 calories in thirty seconds [Fielding, II, 246].

100. Oh well, might as well eat the rest of it as if to draw a line under whole sorry episode [Fielding, II, 241].

101. As Shazzer says, men have these desires eating away at them all the time," he went on dodging the blows. "She just kept inviting me to things: dinner parties, children's parties with barnyard animals, holidays-" [Fielding, II, 201]

102. "... Being found three weeks later half eaten by an Alsatian?" I finished for him [Fielding, II, 11].

103. so when wake up in morning can consume entire giant loaf of bread on way to work instead of buying chocolate croissant when get cappuccino?), then drive 400 miles, eating petrol-station wine gums, vomit in car and be unable to find church? Look at me! Why me, Lord? Why? Looks as if have started period in weird backwards-way-round way on dress [Fielding, II, 12].

104. Men have these desires eating at them all the time. We try to contain our sexual urges...'" [Fielding, II, 15].

105. Had just put pasta in bowl and poured jar of sauce on it when the phone rang again. Decided to leave it till had eaten but answerphone clicked on and Jude sheep-voiced out, "Bridge, are you there? Pick up, pick up. Come on, Bridge, pleeeeeease." [Fielding, II, 16].

106. "No, wait," said Richard Finch chewing, twitching his leg up and down and looking at us oddly. "How many of you are married?" [Fielding, II, 17].

107. Got into work to find Richard Finch in a foul hyperactive mood, jumping around the room chewing and shouting at everyone. (Sexy Matt, who was looking particularly like a DKNY model this morning, told Horrid Harold he thought that Richard Finch was on cocaine.) [Fielding, II, 18].

108. Loos, work. Was Richard Finch bellowing at self. "Come on, Bridget. Don't be coy," the great lump roared in front of everyone, twitching and chewing in now-obvious post-cocaine-binge frenzy. "When are you going?" [Fielding, II, 19].

109. He looked at me, chewing, grinning expectantly. Funnily enough the usual sniggers round the table weren't happening. In fact the whole Thailand interlude seemed to have brought a new respect from my colleagues that I was naturally delighted by [Fielding, II, 27].

110. "What, because of some tantric, Buddhist thing?" said Richard sniggering, one leg twitching convulsively as he chewed [Fielding, II, 29].

111. Loos, work. Was Richard Finch bellowing at self. "Come on, Bridget. Don't be coy," the great lump roared in front of everyone, twitching and chewing in now-obvious post-cocaine-binge frenzy. "When are you going?" [Fielding, II, 41].

112. Drive, took first place with this 321b 12oz common carp allegedly on a size 4 hook to a 151b snake-bite hook link and 14mm boilie [Fielding, II, 54].

113. They ran me a bath and brought me in a glass of champagne and I showed them my flea bites [Fielding, II, 58].

114. "No, no," blustered Dad. "I've no desire to sit getting skin cancer in some appalling enclave sipping pina colada and watching topless tribal dancers prostitute themselves to lascivious crusties in front of tomorrow's breakfast buffet." [Fielding, II, 60]

115. Have got skirt off now. Will put grey one on instead, but where the fuck is it? Oof. Head hurts. Right, am not going to drink again for... Oh, maybe skirt is in living room [Fielding, II, 65].

116. I can't drink cold milk in coffee. It gives me indigestion. And then my daughter Bridget will have..." [Fielding, II, 66]

117. "She was at Barky Thompson's drinks last night and introduced herself." [Fielding, II, 67]

118. never, never going to drink again as long as live [Fielding, II, 67].

119. "How many alcohol units do you drink a week?" said 'Rebel': Brad Pitt-style whippersnapper fitness assessor as I sat trying to hold in stomach in bra and pants [Fielding, II, 68].

120. Drinking chocolate in the cafe was fantastic, like drinking huge cup of chocolate sauce, which was good because distracted me from sight of Mark and Rebecca travelling up on the chair lift together [Fielding, II, 69].

121. How does everybody pay for their mortgages and drink problems? [Fielding, II, 70]

122. "Mwah, come and have a drink," she said welcoming Mark as I wrestled with the dog's head [Fielding, II, 74].

123. "Quick, get her a drink, get her a drink," yelled Jude. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Put Pride and Prejudice on," gabbled Shaz, pouring neat brandy into my mouth. "Find the wet shirt. Shall we have the pizzas?" [Fielding, II, 74]

124. "Oh, not so bad, you know," he said. "Seems a nice enough feller. Can we take our drinks in with us?" [Fielding, II, 187]

125. Trouble is, they never tell you what will happen if you drink more than two units a day or, more to point, entire week's worth of alcohol units in one night [Fielding, II, 188].

126. Except that the only people who weren't drinking were the alcoholics [Fielding, II, 189].

127. Am going to gym in a minute and am never going to drink again, therefore is perfect moment to start Scarsdale diet [Fielding, II, 191].

128. "Let's get you a drink." [Fielding, II, 193]

129. He's getting married in June. Now come along, can't one of you chaps find Bridget a drink? [Fielding, II, 197]

130. Dress is tribal. And we're all going to drink red wine and Pretend it's cow's blood! Cow's bloods That's why Wellington's got such strong thighs." [Fielding, II, 199]

131. Form giant Government Matchmaking Agency for Singletons, with strict Code of Dating Practice, MateSeekers Allowance for drinks, phone calls, cosmetics etc., penalties for Emotional Fuckwittage and rule that you have to go on at least 12 government-arranged dates before you can declare yourself a Singleton; and only then if have reasonable grounds for rejecting all 12 [Fielding, II, 200].

132. 9st 2 (phantom baby departed in horror at impending wedding), alcohol units 3, cigarettes 15 (may as well smoke and drink freely now), Mark fantasies 2 only (excellent) [Fielding, II, 211].

133. "Let me get you a drink. You know Cosmo, don't you?" [Fielding, II, 200]

134. And as if on cue, bloody Giles Benwick reappeared carrying two drinks.

135. "Now come on, have a drink of this and just relax." [Fielding, II, 201]

136. "Sure, sure," he said, looking as if he'd got himself into a slightly awkward situation at a drinks party [Fielding, II, 203].

137. Not start smoking or drinking again as have not had drink for eleven days and only two cigarettes (do not want to go into what had to do to get them) [Fielding, II, 104].

138. 8st 3 (will definitely stop gorging tomorrow), alcohol units 6 (must not start drinking too much), cigarettes 27 (must not start smoking too much), calories 6,285 (must not start eating too much) [Fielding, II, 114].

139. Oh my God. It turns out it wasn't just me who was starting to worry about Dad's drinking [Fielding, II, 119].

140. Drinking all that time in his shed when I thought it was the tomatoes [Fielding, II, 120].

141. But what if Mark isn't back and is going out with someone and brings her home and I am like the mad aunt or Mrs Rochester drinking tea? [Fielding, II, 122].

142. Right, am not going to drink again for... Oh, maybe skirt is in living room [Fielding, II, 127].

143. I can't drink cold milk in coffee. It gives me indigestion. And then my daughter Bridget will have..." [Fielding, II, 137].

144. I have major trauma every time he disappears for lunch or puts his coat on to go at end of day: to where? with whom? whom? [Fielding, II, 139].

145. Lunch: jacket potato (Scarsdale Vegetarian Diet) and hummus (Hay Diet - fine with jacket spuds as all starch, and breakfast and snack were all alkaline-forming with exception of hot-cross bun and Mars: minor aberration) [Fielding, II, 143].

146. Humiliated at being out-earth-mothered by someone not quite three, I found the bottles in the bag, handed them over and sure enough both babies stopped crying and sat there sucking, busily watching me from beneath lowered brows as if I were someone very nasty from the Home Office [Fielding, II, 144].

147. "You look sad," said Constance. She thought for a moment, then took a half-sucked Minstrel out of her mouth and put it in mine. We decided to go back outside to show off the tutu, and Constance was immediately swept up by a maniacal Rebecca [Fielding, II, 156].

148. "You have to be Smug Married," said Shaz definitively. "That's because they fear their minds are being sucked dry by the paternalistic demands of... Oh my God, look at Prince William." [Fielding, II, 29].

149. so when wake up in morning can consume entire giant loaf of bread on way to work instead of buying chocolate croissant when get cappuccino?), then drive 400 miles, eating petrol-station wine gums, vomit in car and be unable to find church? [Fielding, II, 22].

150. Breakfast: fruit shake, comprising oranges, banana, pears, melons or other fruit in season. (NB prebreakfast cappuccino and chocolate croissant already consumed.) [Fielding, II, 23].

151. Being set up with a man against your will is one level of humiliation, but being literally dragged into it by Una Alconbury while caring for an acidic hangover, watched by an entire roomful of friends of your parents, is on another plane altogether [Fielding, II, 21].

152. 8st 13 (fat consumed by excitement and fear), alcohol units 0: excellent (but is only 7.30 in morning), cigarettes 4 (v.g.) [Fielding, II, 24].

153. Oh, I don't bloody well know what to do. Really fancy a glass of wine.

154. Ooh I fancy a cup of coffee [Fielding, II, 29].

155. Daddy and I thought you and Mark would like to come to lunch tomorrow [Fielding, II, 29].

156. I thought you and Mark were coming to lunch [Fielding, II, 38].

157. Was sure had not said we were coming to lunch, was sure of it. Mark was rolling his eyes and turning on the football [Fielding, II, 47].

158. When got to bottom thought fit to broach question of perhaps popping down cable car back to village again in order to have a little rest and a cappuccino [Fielding, II, 41].

159. Listen, do you both want to have supper with us tonight? [Fielding, II, 48].

172. I said, polishing off my Chardonnay, at which Jude immediately held out the bottle to pour me another [Fielding, II, 52].

173. Unfortunately, however, when came to pour out tea realized did not have any milk or sugar [Fielding, II, 54].

174. When went down to dinner was all hearts in trees. Every single table contained couple holding hands and had to sit there on own reading Learning to Love Yourself [Fielding, II, 56].

175. last night I was running a relaxing aromatherapy bath and sipping camomile tea when a car burglar alarm started up [Fielding, II, 16].

176. Went to meet Jude for quiet drink to talk about Flow some more and noticed a familiar besuited figure with knitting-pattern dark good looks sitting in a quiet corner having dinner: it was Magda's Jeremy [Fielding, II, 21].

177. Divorced. Elaine says he works all the time and he's terribly lonely. I think he might be coming to Una's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet, actually.'[Fielding, II, 55].

178. By this time it was 9:25 and the conference was at 9:30. Patchouli eventually appeared with two huge barking dogs, one of which started jumping up and licking my face while the other put its head straight up my skirt [Fielding, I, 223].

179. The worst of it was that Una Alconbury and Mum wouldn't leave it at that. They kept making me walk round with trays of gherkins and glasses of cream sherry in a desperate bid to throw me into Mark Darcy's path yet again. In the end they were so crazed with frustration that the second I got within four feet of him with the gherkins Una threw herself across the room like Will Carling and said, [Fielding, II, 75].

180. I read in an article that Kathleen Tynan, late. Wife of the late Kenneth, had 'inner poise' and, when writing, was to be found immaculately dressed, sitting at a small table in the centre of the room sipping at a glass of chilled white, wine [Fielding, II, 49].

181. Today she asked me to meet her for lunch at the coffee place in Dickens and Jones and I asked her outright if she was seeing someone else [Fielding, II, 81].

182. Went to meet Jude for quiet drink to talk about Flow some more and noticed a familiar besuited figure with knitting-pattern dark good looks sitting in a quiet corner having dinner: it was Magda's Jeremy [Fielding, II, 81].

183. Like a fool I went for a drink with him to the American Bar at the Savoy, let him soften me up with champagne and «I feel so terrible I really miss you blar blar blar». Then the very second he got me to admit, «Oh, Daniel, I miss you too», - he suddenly went all patronizing and businesslike and said, - «The thing is, Suki and I...» [Fielding, II, 113]

184. 'Yes. How does a woman manage to get to your age without being married?' roared Brian Enderby (married to Mavis, used to be president of the Rotary in Kettering), waving his sherry in the air. Fortunately my dad rescued me [Fielding, I, 101].

185. It worked a treat and eventually she was so much back on form she was actually able to call up Julio and arrange to meet him for a «nightcap» [Fielding, I, 18].

186. What you have to do is be a heroine and stay brave, without sinking into drink or self-pity and everything will be OK and that all the Greek myths and many successful movies are all about human beings facing difficult trials and not being wimps but holding hard and thus coming Out on top [Fielding, I, 10].

187. I wonder if they'll smell it if I have a fag out of the window. Having skulked at home all day, hoping hangover would clear, I eventually gave up and set off for the Turkey Curry Buffet far too late [Fielding, I, 9].

188. When I got to the Alconburys' and rang their entire-tune-of-town-hallclock-style doorbell I was still in a strange world of my own - nauseous, vile-headed, acidic. I was also suffering from road-rage residue after inadvertently getting on to the M6 instead of the M1 and having to drive halfway to Birmingham before I could find anywhere to turn round [Fielding, I, 101].

189. 'Bridget! We'd almost given you up for lost! Happy New Year! Just about to start without you.'[Fielding, I, 114].

190. 'Come along and meet Mark,' Una Alconbury sing-songed before I'd even had time to get a drink down me [Fielding, I, 120].

191. 'Can't I tempt you with a gherkin?' I said, to show I had had a genuine reason for coming over, which was quite definitely gherkin-based rather than phone-number-related [Fielding, I, 125].

192. 'Thank you,' he said desperately, taking an olive [Fielding, I, 13].

193. Am going to consume them and have fag [Fielding, I, 13].

194. Only thing which makes it tolerable is thought of seeing Daniel again, but even that is inadvisable since am fat, have spot on chin, and desire only to sit on cushion eating chocolate and watching Xmas specials [Fielding, I, 111].

195. Just had dinner with Tom in Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor, who was obsessing about a pretentious-sounding 'freelance film maker' called Jerome. Moaned to him about Daniel, who was in meetings all afternoon and only managed to say, 'Hi, Jones, how's the skirt?' at [Fielding, I, 26].

196. She too is coming to see me for lunch tomorrow, apparently. She'll bring a piece of salmon with her, and will be here about 1 o'clock [Fielding, I, 186].

197. By this time I'd had a good half-pint of '82 Pauillac myself [Fielding, I, 114].

198. Anyway, he's taking me out to lunch today [Fielding, I, 56].

199. Will then have given to guests something in manner of grand society hostess, and if everyone wishes to go to dinner afterwards:why, they may do so [Fielding, I, 69].

200. Off to dinner party. All the Smug Marrieds keep inviting me on Saturday nights now I am alone again, seating me opposite an increasingly horrifying selection of single men [Fielding, I, 188].

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