1.   Their guests sipped drinks on the veranda.

2.   As the four guests sipped rich organic coffee, Rob would heat water from the river and wash the dishes.

3.   Guests sipped shots of Chivas Regal, which looked like liquid gold suspended in chunks of ice.

4.   Guests sipped wine and ate tiny lamb chops.

5.   He decided to stage an extravaganza with models posing in vignettes while guests sipped cups of tea and inspected his workmanship.

6.   Guests sipped wine, soda or iced tea from champagne glasses as they mingled around the elegantly-draped buffet tables filled with English tea sandwiches.

7.   Other guests wistfully sipped orange soda while eying a fully-stocked bar guarded by a fierce waiter.

8.   Several white guests sipped cocktails in the Art Deco lounge.

9.   They are elements of a mellow scholarly decor in which the guests sip hot buttered rum by a blazing log fire.