The pretty cousin behind the magic shop counter did indeed look like something the cat had dragged in.

Both are shown sitting doing business at a carpet-covered table or shop counter.

Akkers stepped backwards swiftly and reached behind the shop counter.

She got to her feet, walked through the curtain and out into the small office that was tucked behind the shop counter.

Middleton and Jacobson were often to be seen working behind the shop counter.

Her photograph is sometimes found hidden beneath shop counters and in private homes.

Kit tightened his hands on the edge of Goldie's shop counter.

For that reason we need beef to be labelled all the way through to the shop counter.

Another key issue is the traceability of animal products from the shop counter to the manufacturer.

The agriculture department issued a statement saying: "There must be complete safety from the farm to the shop counter."