Example sentences of "and dropped it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She examined it for a moment , then squeezed it between thumb and fingernail and dropped it on the floor . |
| 2 | Gilly swiped the little wet paper across her mouth and dropped it on the floor . |
| 3 | Helen picked it out and dropped it on the floor ; beneath was a tangle of string . |
| 4 | Silently he took the notebook from her nerveless fingers and dropped it on the floor . |
| 5 | Corbett undid his cloak and dropped it on the ground . |
| 6 | Absently Luke took the carnation from his button-hole and dropped it on the bookshelves . |
| 7 | Kirov held it by one comer , wiped it with his sleeve , and dropped it into the post box . |
| 8 | Monks tied the locket to a heavy weight and dropped it into the water . |
| 9 | I dried off the needle and dropped it into the metal box where I carried my suture materials , scalpels and blades . |
| 10 | She brought hot water and watched as he unwrapped a sachet and dropped it into the cup . |
| 11 | Absently she twitched a fading tulip from its vase and dropped it into the waste-paper basket . |
| 12 | She screwed up the letter and dropped it into the kitchen bin . |
| 13 | Finally he lowered the weapon and dropped it onto the bed beside him , then fumbled in the drawer again for the box of ammunition . |
| 14 | The post office was owned by two white-haired sisters , Annie and Lizzie , far out cousins of her own , and Annie stamped the envelope for her , postmarked it and dropped it in the calico bag on the counter . |
| 15 | He detached it , and dropped it in the street . |
| 16 | On impulse he felt in his pocket for a tenpenny piece and dropped it in the box . |
| 17 | He lifted it up and dropped it in the white plastic bag which lines the litter bin . |
| 18 | And Hilderbridge lay in the sunshine , its slate roofs all turned to planes of silver , its spires sharp needles , as if a silversmith had made it and dropped it in the valley between the meadows and the moor . |
| 19 | From under the chair I watched as she scooped up the mess into a cloth , and dropped it in the bin . |