Example sentences of "[adv] on the floor " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 2 | The robot sat down suddenly on the floor . |
| 3 | Robbie , her own eyes avoiding that scrutiny , looking anywhere but at him , noticed a pair of pyjama trousers slung carelessly on the floor . |
| 4 | Vincent liked to have him sitting drowsily on the floor of his studio on a few sacks while he worked . |
| 5 | She took hold of it and put it down on the floor . |
| 6 | She sat down on the floor and took great heaving breaths as though she had come up a hill with a burden beyond her strength . |
| 7 | Lie face down on the floor with your feet together and your hands shoulder width apart . |
| 8 | Lie face down on the floor with your hands touching in the small of the back and your legs straight out and together . |
| 9 | I enquired , as I sat down on the floor beside him . |
| 10 | I sit down on the floor next to Marie and look round . |
| 11 | Brutality , as Hill describes and felt it , was a bitter part of his prison life ; you just learnt to get down on the floor as fast as you could and cover up as best you could . |
| 12 | Philip , his legs tired with standing and his head throbbing , slid down on the floor . |
| 13 | With a meekness that made her feel mean , he knelt down on the floor and started to gather his cuttings together . |
| 14 | It was not uncomfortable down on the floor , just lonely . |
| 15 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 16 | ( Bitter experience has taught me to remove the gaffer at the end of the event only by holding the wire down on the floor as you pull the tape up . |
| 17 | I had got myself down on the floor of the Superdome Convention Hall to make a video . |
| 18 | She considered lying down on the floor , covered with fallen dresses , and waited for their touch on her neck . |
| 19 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 20 | He went home with a man who made love to him very violently on the living room floor , wanting to fuck Boy face down on the floor , and straight away , without any kissing ; the floor was covered with scraps of glittering sequined fabrics . |
| 21 | Then he put the bottle and the wet glass down on the floor , walked into the bathroom and turned both the taps in the bath on full . |
| 22 | He began to speak out loud over the sound of the copious running water ; he congratulated himself for not crying in public , he congratulated himself for not getting hurt , for not letting himself be assaulted on the way home , for not letting anyone corner him or get him down on the floor or up against a wall but for keeping walking instead . |
| 23 | Lie down on the floor or on a firm bed supported by pillows if desired — one under your head and another under your knees which will support your lower back . |
| 24 | Turned upside down on the floor , it became my boat , my cart , a railway engine — it 's amazing what a child can make of a simple object in imagination . |
| 25 | He watched , attention fixed on –he screen , as the men stripped each other and the blond pushed the bearded man face down on the floor , bound the exposed balls with a thin strip of leather and pulled . |
| 26 | Mouse flopped down on the floor and started to giggle . |
| 27 | Rab was down on the floor gathering his prescription . |
| 28 | The children lie down on the floor and they have to stay absolutely still . |
| 29 | Clad in black ski-masks , the attackers stormed the Oldham Street bar just after closing time , and forced staff to lie face down on the floor . |
| 30 | Ten Trekkies got down on the floor to play this , some still wearing Federation anoraks , which seemed to be cheating somewhat . |