Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] down [prep] the floor " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I opened my fingers wide and peered down at the floor . |
| 2 | Behind him there was a rumble as the great octagonal slab rose into the air , hung for a moment on one edge , and crashed down on the floor . |
| 3 | They grabbed the plank and shoved it out of the back of the cab until it tilted and swung down towards the floor . |
| 4 | The judge left the bench and stepped down to the floor of the court to congratulate Mr Robinson and wish him well for the future . |
| 5 | She coughed and looked down at the floor . |
| 6 | The priest rested his elbows on his knees and looked down at the floor . |
| 7 | ‘ We were n't that close , ’ she said softly and looked down at the floor . |
| 8 | Fulke shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor . |
| 9 | He stopped and stared down at the floor . |
| 10 | He managed to murmur Mayli 's name , then closed his eyes and slid down to the floor . |
| 11 | Fleury tripped over something and sat down on the floor while the sepoy worked his shoulders a little to loosen himself up for a swipe . |
| 12 | We went into my room and sat down on the floor together , and dried each other 's tears ; then I began to laugh a bit , ruefully , because I suddenly imagined how we must look , a hulking great coloured man and a girl sitting snivelling in front of a gas-fire mopping up the tears with dozens of paper hankies . |
| 13 | The dark-haired vibrancer moved back to the couch and sat down on the floor again . |
| 14 | Azmaveth did not argue but knelt down on the floor by the bed and laid out the silk square in front of her . |