Example sentences of "[verb] it [prep] the floor " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have dropped it on the floor . ’ |
| 2 | 2 Straighten left leg out behind you , keeping it off the floor . |
| 3 | You wanted to hear all that stuff about nipples and erections and squeezing and pushing — how we fell onto the bed and nearly crashed it through the floor ? |
| 4 | Suddenly he 'd arch his back like a twig in a furnace , scraping his stockinged feet for purchase , then take his head in both hands and try to smash it on the floor , only prevented by the cushions . |
| 5 | A curved arm scythes through the air and the body follows its lead , spiralling to the ground where deft work ( and powerful abdominal and back muscles ) produce a smooth synthesis of movement , driving it across the floor and up into the next sequence . |
| 6 | He found it on the floor by the armchair , rinsed it , poured it halffull of milk . |
| 7 | I knew roughly what I was looking for and I found it on the floor under a seat frame from which the seat had been removed . |
| 8 | Impatiently he finished the task , ripping the material from his shoulders and tossing it to the floor . |
| 9 | She examined it for a moment , then squeezed it between thumb and fingernail and dropped it on the floor . |
| 10 | Gilly swiped the little wet paper across her mouth and dropped it on the floor . |
| 11 | He dropped it on the floor and Jess kicked it out of the way . |
| 12 | For a moment , I thought he was going to hit me with the shoe ; then he dropped it on the floor and began to pull at my clothes . |
| 13 | Charlotte put it in Emily 's hands , but after a moment Emily dropped it on the floor . |
| 14 | Helen picked it out and dropped it on the floor ; beneath was a tangle of string . |
| 15 | Silently he took the notebook from her nerveless fingers and dropped it on the floor . |
| 16 | There is times I 've casually picked it up , dropped it on the floor and forgotten to pick it up for a while because I 'm on the phone and sometimes it is quite loud in my ear . |
| 17 | He pulled a sheet from one of the beds , spread it on the floor , opened up wardrobes and drawers , scooped up armfuls of clothes — there was no time to make any kind of selection and even if there had been he would have been unable to pick and choose , they were all women 's clothing — dumped them on the sheet , tied up the four corners , lugged the bundle up the companionway and handed it over to Riley . |
| 18 | She emerged a couple of minutes later clad in her black leotard , unfolded a blanket and spread it on the floor in the far corner of the bedroom . |
| 19 | I try and get it out with my fingers , but I ca n't reach it so I pour it into another bowl and put it on the floor for Satan to drink . |
| 20 | When you buy a sleeping bag test it out in the shop — put it on the floor , get inside and get the feel of it . |
| 21 | He took off her white veil , and then he took off her black dress , and put it on the floor . |
| 22 | It 'd walk away by itself if you put it on the floor . ’ |
| 23 | Emmie took the tray and put it on the floor . |
| 24 | Put it on the floor of the car behind a front seat , wedged upright with some other shopping to stop it falling over . |
| 25 | You can have it in on a block , or , and put it on the floor , a lump and put it on the floor . |
| 26 | You can have it in on a block , or , and put it on the floor , a lump and put it on the floor . |
| 27 | Could you just take the carrycot up and put it on the floor ? |
| 28 | Yeah , well I got a kit there and I wir I wired , just put it on the floor and it |
| 29 | Er , well , put it on the floor |
| 30 | Put it on the floor in between you . |