Example sentences of "was on [art] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of Modigliani 's stone heads was on a table below the painting of Picasso and the contrast between the true thing and the true-to-life thing nearly split me . |
| 2 | James fussed over the drinks tray , which was on a table behind one of the sofas . |
| 3 | The first course was on the table when we went into the dining-room . |
| 4 | By this time , the starter was on the table , and the next course was in the oven . |
| 5 | His note-book was open in front of him and his helmet was on the table . |
| 6 | The ants in the kitchen ate the sweet jelly which was on the table . |
| 7 | She grabbed the copy of Racing Post that was on the table . |
| 8 | Your new book was on the table by her chair and she said she had liked it very much — ‘ a good writer , a good interesting writer ’ . |
| 9 | His pipe was on the table . |
| 10 | He reached out for his tie that was on the table . |
| 11 | This Mrs Melburn , the parson 's wife … she seems a motherly figure , in a way , but that bit ’ — she pointed to the page of a letter that was on the table — ‘ that bit tells you why they came this way . ’ |
| 12 | The carpet-bag was on the table . |
| 13 | The pineapple was on the table . |
| 14 | As soon as her plate was on the table , she dug in ravenously . |
| 15 | Her hand was on the table and I put my hand on it gently . |
| 16 | Luke 's wedding ring was on the table , close to her hand , and her eyes were wide open , like the eyes of someone who has just woken up . |
| 17 | His cheque card was on the table . |
| 18 | When the cup was broken , they would remember it being on the table , but when it was on the table , they would not remember it being on the floor . |
| 19 | was on the table : |
| 20 | Still , as Gergen moved into the White House , nothing was on the table , although the task force created to draft the presidential plan had lived out its commission and disbanded . |
| 21 | Mr Rushdie said that such a meeting would be a ‘ symbolic gesture ’ , adding that a request for a meeting had formally gone in and was on the table . |
| 22 | When Bruce and Sheila were here the other night we had fish she was on the table . |
| 23 | It was on the table . |
| 24 | Went in there and went and got dressed so Mary was up then so when I got back downstairs the er breakfast , my breakfast was on the table . |
| 25 | What a lot of the people do n't realise , our League winning side of nineteen eighty six , up until we sold Cox a week ago , the whole team was on the table for sale or to borrow , the complete team . |