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Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the floor " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	From this he ran a fuse through the floor and out of an air vent into the garden outside .
2	Luckily , central heating radiators ran around the room , so I was able to position the cable off the floor .
3	injury due to affect the hall itself , E G the floor tile , it is likely that the responsibility for the floor tiling ensuing claim would fall upon us to be dealt with , however you 're insured
4	Dolly leaned on the table to help keep her right foot off the floor .
5	Nevil just walked with me about a foot off the floor until I hit the table with my stomach .
6	The cleaner had evidently taken her instructions literally and limited her activities to washing the blood off the floor , which was covered in a hideous , embossed vinyl .
7	Suddenly , Molly 's back arched and lifted his entire weight off the floor as she reached her climax The noises she made finally triggered Yanto who , with great effort , managed to withdraw at the last second .
8	Kicking Mule Records , from an album called ‘ Search For The Floor ’ featuring various guitarists .
9	He had long since stopped noticing the foul smell inside the little concrete box , or the damp grittiness of the floor against his cheek , and he heard only distantly the rolling crash of thunder .
10	This revealed that in normal embryos r5 motor neurons are in two subsets : a medial group of 10–20 neurons whose axons project anteriorly along the side of the floor plate , and a larger lateral group whose axons extend laterally before turning anteriorly into r4 ( Fig. 2 c , f ) .
11	Any distortion or disruption of the floor was seen to be potentially very dangerous .
12	The sleeping quarters should measure 18 inches ( 45 centimetres ) by the full width of the floor space .
13	What is the width of the floor ?
14	First , all the wood for the body was finished and machined in the Sawmill , and transported to the relevant positions for assembly , as follows : No 1 stage was the fitting of the floor , No 2 stage , the ends moving , to No 3 stage when the sides were temporarily fitted , after being job-built .
15	Then she let out a scream that seemed to lift her right up into the air and she dropped the plate with a crash and a splash onto the floor .
16	Alexei stepped out of the tray onto the floor .
17	Another soldier pulled her away by her legs and her long hair left blood along the floor .
18	She came along , wearing gloves , and tuned out the girl 's kitbag onto the floor .
19	He could hear nothing-only the drip , drip of blood onto the floor .
20	He could hear nothing — only the drip , drip of blood onto the floor .
21	Tugging her black lace skirt down , she stood up , still trembling , and snatched up her small black handbag from the floor .
22	He switched out the light , but the darkness made his skin crawl so he switched it back on , then took Sophie 's sweater from the floor and draped it over the lampshade .
23	The rope supporting her passed over a beam , slippery with sweat and condensation , and was secured , taut as a cable , through an iron ring in the floor .
24	Alternatively you can feed the elastic through the carriage from the floor .
25	The boy kept his glance on the floor .
26	The ranks parted and , as if by a miracle , Lindsey saw Niall , on his knees , bending over the man spreadeagled face-down on the floor .
27	We found an old ‘ godown ’ and all slept that night side by side on the floor .
28	We lay side by side on the floor all over the house — there must have been a dozen or more of us , including nice old Ma Mi who was delighted to see us .
29	Even good-looking baskets set side by side on the floor can hold a good deal of paraphernalia — including bottles or books — with a certain panache .
30	The raising of arms and hands in the air conveys praise and thanksgiving , whilst prostration on the floor speaks of repentance and openness to God .