Example sentences of "[noun pl] on to the floor " in BNC.

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1 I let the money slip through my fingers on to the floor .
2 Then , very slowly and deliberately , Doyle tore the two halves of the photograph across and across , into a shower of tiny pieces that fell through his fingers on to the floor .
3 It was easy enough to climb down the covers on to the floor .
4 He put his feet on to the floor and saw that he still had his shoes on .
5 She swung her feet on to the floor , and stood before him .
6 She dumps the contents on to the floor .
7 Gently she tipped the furry contents on to the floor .
8 Alida began to think about where she might go , as she piled sheets and blankets on to the floor .
9 She held the phone to her ear with her shoulder and sat up in bed , pushing the newspapers on to the floor .
10 The orchestra began to play , an air of excitement gripped Emily and she forgot the shoemaker 's daughter , she even forgot Craig in the excitement of the occasion as some of the ladies swung like flowers on to the floor in the arms of the men .
11 By then a stream of colourless but pungent lemon-scented oil was dripping from his hands on to the floor and the cotton-wool .
12 She began to fiddle with some clothes from an open machine , dropping pairs of briefs and socks on to the floor .
13 Fowler tossed the papers on to the floor and went for a shower .
14 He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor .
15 Vigno had thrown our clothes on to the floor and poured a bottle of aftershave over them before stuffing them back into our lockers to ferment .
16 Robyn breathed a weary sigh of relief , and threw the carrier of wet clothes on to the floor .
17 She drooped miserably into the farmhouse , dropping her bag of rehearsal clothes on to the floor .
18 After Dee left , we emptied the contents of our shiny carriers on to the floor and sat amid the jumble drinking coffee and trying on various ‘ finds ’ for each other 's approval , between ‘ oohs ’ and ‘ aahs ’ .
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