Example sentences of "was a long table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before us , in a sort of alcove brilliantly lighted … was a long table set out as one sees the Last Supper pourtrayed at Milan or elsewhere , with no one on the near side of the table … |
| 2 | The men stood aside and she walked in between them … almost stumbled in between them ; and then she was in a large room in the middle of which was a long table covered in oilcloth . |
| 3 | At the far end , on a dais , was a long table crowded with fierce-looking men dressed in costly ermine and sable-edged cloaks , though , from where he stood , Corbett could see the glint of armour many of them wore beneath their robes . |
| 4 | Not only that , on the stage was a long table , and yes you 've guessed it , among the dignitaries were several men . |
| 5 | There was a long table of scrubbed pine with a tablecloth ( splashed with russet chrysanthemums , the sort of tablecloth you see through the windows of other people 's houses as you walk by at teatime ) folded back to cover crockery set out ready for breakfast , perhaps to keep mice from dirtying the cups . |
| 6 | Cos it was a long table with a white cloth on . |