Some years ago in England, “afternoon tea” was popular.
Examplesofafternoon tea
afternoon tea
He himself takes noafternoonteaand his dinner is reduced to soup, milk pudding and a banana.
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Officer prisoners of war are at liberty to haveafternoontea, provided that the limitations placed on their purchases of certain articles of food are not exceeded.
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Sundayafternoonteahas been calculated.
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Twinings has advanced the time it is permissible to enjoy this classicalafternoonteato late morning.
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Banbury cakes were traditionally enjoyed withafternoontea.
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Freiburg's educated ladies appreciated the new professor for fine arts and science particularly duringafternoonteacircles.
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It is also more formally known or announced asafternoontea.
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There were "elevenses" coffee, lunch served between 12 and 2, andafternoontea, and yet not a bit of soap on the whole train.
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I am not asking for an armchair and the luxury ofafternoontea.
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To my knowledge there are enormous numbers of working people where the wife has no social life, except perhapsafternoontea.
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A picture has been painted of telephone girls reading novels and havingafternoontea, and so on.
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Their talks were later adjourned forafternoontea.
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For example, such visitors may be friends of elderly residents who come round forafternoontea.
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It is simply ridiculous to tell usafternoonteais at 16.40 to-day, and so on.
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True, it is a tax imposed on theafternoonteaof the rich; but it is a tax imposed on almost every meal consumed by the poor.
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