Example sentences of "were on [art] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their guns were on the table by their hands , out of Tug 's reach , and from both of them came a feeling of expectant tension . |
| 2 | The plates were on the table . |
| 3 | The ants were on the table . |
| 4 | For days afterwards anxiety and guilt were on the table for lunch and self-contempt at my own cowardice in avoiding him provided supper . |
| 5 | A pewter pot and clean cups and saucers were on the table , and there was a rag mat in front of Paddy 's chair which he 'd said he had carried on his back from Hungerford Market . |
| 6 | His elbows were on the table edge , his heavily ringed fingers idly scratching at a thick black beard as though it aided his concentration . |
| 7 | People say they become imperceptive ; they spend hours looking for the car keys that were on the table in front of them all the time ; they become preoccupied and inattentive to what other people are saying to them ( ‘ But I told you the Smiths were coming over yesterday . |
| 8 | The room had several unexpected creature comforts : mineral water and glasses were on the table , along with a coffee tray , ashtrays and even a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 9 | The contents of her handbag and briefcase were on the table beside him , the Pan Am ticket conspicuous . |
| 10 | on this in our January meeting , February meeting I 'm sorry , February meeting , are there any other comments members want to make now about proposals which were on the table , about the actual route line which was the one |