Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] on the table " in BNC.
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| 1 | His cheque card was on the table . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The plates were on the table . |
| 4 | The ants were on the table . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | For days afterwards anxiety and guilt were on the table for lunch and self-contempt at my own cowardice in avoiding him provided supper . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The carpet-bag was on the table . |
| 10 | The pineapple was on the table . |
| 11 | His note-book was open in front of him and his helmet was on the table . |
| 12 | His pipe was on the table . |
| 13 | The contents of her handbag and briefcase were on the table beside him , the Pan Am ticket conspicuous . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | Her hand was on the table and I put my hand on it gently . |
| 16 | As soon as her plate was on the table , she dug in ravenously . |
| 17 | His elbows were on the table edge , his heavily ringed fingers idly scratching at a thick black beard as though it aided his concentration . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The first course was on the table when we went into the dining-room . |
| 20 | By this time , the starter was on the table , and the next course was in the oven . |
| 21 | 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 . |