Example sentences of "on to the floor of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wealthy Texan chicken magnate , Lonnie ‘ Bo ’ Pilgrim , walked on to the floor of the state Senate and handed $10,000 cheques to several legislators during the debate on a bill about compensating workers for job injuries . |
| 2 | It was a rule they later applied also ( in the face of considerable opposition ) to the guests whom a member signed for in the Visitors Book and introduced on to the floor of the Baltic Exchange . |
| 3 | Unprofessionally , I looked up , to see the iron net of the scaffolding bending , swaying and finally tipping towards me as bolts snapped and lights crashed down on to the floor of the stage . |
| 4 | The double doors allowed the wagons loaded with corn to pass right through on to the floor of the middlestead . |
| 5 | He canted his body and raised one knee on to the floor of the gazebo . |
| 6 | Before doing so I should say by way of parenthesis that I have totally bypassed the colleagues who are currently members of the Government , several of whom suggested privately that they would resign if the Maastricht bill or anything like it is brought back on to the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 7 | I stared wonderingly at the small , wax candle which I had thrown on to the floor of my chamber . |