1.   Ellie moved gingerly between the table and the kitchen counter, buttering toast and pouring cups of tea.

2.   It was while she was standing at it, buttering some toast, that Sarella heard some one humming outside.

3.   Paul Lane came back with two plates of scrambled eggs and buttered toast.

4.   The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.

5.   Built a contraption for automatically buttering toast.

6.   Karen buttered toast, and put more bread in the machine.

7.   It was while she was standing at it, buttering some toast, that Sarella heard someone humming outside.

8.   Leonora buttered toast with a steady hand.

9.   Butter the toast, or stick with margarine?

10.   He knows how his toast is buttered.