Example sentences of "[noun pl] and dropped [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silently he took the notebook from her nerveless fingers and dropped it on the floor . |
| 2 | At the bottom of the companionway she struggled out of the wet oilskins and dropped them on the floor in a heap . |
| 3 | Her daughter , who had turned back to the window on her mother 's entry , sulkily moved a pile of film magazines and dropped them on the floor . |
| 4 | She picked the onions up between cupped hands and dropped them into the frying pan on the cooker . |
| 5 | ‘ I think , ’ Nathan 's voice had an odd rasp as he pulled out a wad of papers and dropped them on the table , ‘ you 'd better get some sleep . |