Example sentences of "[noun] be on the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | MEMBERSHIP FORMS ARE ON THE TABLE |
| 2 | Your tea 's on the table . ’ |
| 3 | His cheque card was on the table . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When the chips are on the table , will you be found lacking ? |
| 6 | The plates were on the table . |
| 7 | At midday , lunch is on the table . |
| 8 | delivered daily do n't you I 'm going to have to go my lunch is on the table . |
| 9 | Old fashioned alimony can be justified on these grounds , and a new fashioned proposal is on the table in Australia that divorce settlements include a lump-sum compensation for sacrificed earning potential ( Macdonald , 1986 ) . |
| 10 | When romance is in the air , Anjou is on the table . |
| 11 | All the balls are on the table actually . |
| 12 | The ants were on the table . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman , who follows these matters closely , will know that an outline agreement affecting textiles is on the table which , I hope , given the completion of the whole GATT round , will come into force . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For days afterwards anxiety and guilt were on the table for lunch and self-contempt at my own cowardice in avoiding him provided supper . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Your drink 's on the table darling , here , ca n't you see it ? |
| 19 | Maybe we leave it where it is , but at least that price is on the table . |
| 20 | Clause 17 in the model agreement in Appendix 1 sets out a basic scheme which avoids any system of voting by proxy , putting the onus on individual partners to attend and vote in person ( with only a limited exception ( Clause 17.10.1 ) where a matter requiring unanimity is on the table ) . |
| 21 | The carpet-bag was on the table . |
| 22 | The pineapple was on the table . |
| 23 | ‘ Sugar is on the table . ’ |
| 24 | " Supper is on the table , " he said . |
| 25 | His note-book was open in front of him and his helmet was on the table . |
| 26 | The menus are on the table next door . ’ |
| 27 | Cream 's on the table . |
| 28 | His pipe was on the table . |
| 29 | The contents of her handbag and briefcase were on the table beside him , the Pan Am ticket conspicuous . |
| 30 | Eventually Stephen committed suicide in a Sydney hotel , leaving a note that stated , ‘ All the means I have in the world is on the table , 23/6d , and this I have borrowed ’ . |