Example sentences of "were [noun] on [art] table " in BNC.

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1 There were mangoes on the table and flat bread and a dish of scrambled eggs , so I took a spoonful of egg and put it slowly down on the terrace , as I thought any human being would do .
2 There were newspapers on a table , the story was on an open page and if Marshall had not closed the paper and pushed it beneath others , Wickham 's curiosity would not have been aroused .
3 There were flowers on the table on the platform .
4 There were flowers on the table but no pants in the laundry basket .
5 There were candles on the table , there was a turkey and tiny peas cooked in butter and baked alaska pudding .
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