‘I got to the depot and made the drop’

‘Our previous delivery van had to make several drops and then return to the depot.’

‘a significant drop in consumer spending’

‘He welcomed the drop that had occurred in UK birth rates.’

‘the lavatory's water cistern could be used as a letter drop’

‘Our requests were usually met, although there were occasional adjustments in types of weapons sent and frequent changes in time or locations of drops.’

‘Judd's sets consisted of green and blue upstage drops that moved through a number of positions but did not further encroach on the open space of the stage.’

‘There are also major costs associated with rehabilitating the beautiful drops that the theatre owns.’

‘he doesn't touch a drop during the week’

‘Tell me never to touch another drop of alcohol and it's done.’

‘the first drops of rain splashed on the ground’

‘The narrow nozzle serves to atomize the flowing liquid - break it up into tiny drops, which form a fine spray.’

‘a chocolate drop’

‘‘Do you need a cough drop?’ he asked, politely.’

‘warders, standing on planks, invariably flanked the prisoners on the drop’

‘Once placed on the drop of the gallows Baird addressed the silent crowd.’

‘there was not a drop of water in sight’

‘Because of the dry season there was not one tiny drop of water in the river.’

‘a sheer 1,500-foot drop’

‘But get to the top and gaze over Callander, and you soon realise how steep the drop is: you have climbed higher than 1,000 ft.’

‘the planes finally managed to make the drop’

‘An article in the Post suggests the US military was ready to begin emergency food drops into New Orleans much earlier in the week.’

‘simple amethyst and diamond drops’

‘Alicia returned her attentions to the mirror and slipped her favourite pearl drop earrings into her lobes.’

‘they left within five minutes of the drop of the curtain’

‘The missile weighed 23,000 pounds and the drop was successful.’

‘Some, who might have come miles to see ‘the drop’, were determined to have a good time - almost as though it was a holiday or they had gone to a carnival.’

‘A large number of men and women sentenced to the drop had their sentences commuted by the Home Secretary.’

‘eye drops’

‘Your baby's eyes will be treated with medicated drops or ointment.’

‘do you play for the drop now or finesse the 9?’

‘With nine cards you should play for the drop.’

‘they only just avoided the drop last season’

‘The battle to avoid the drop is set for a dramatic climax.’

‘the club have yet to drop a point in the Second Division’

‘But this was a richly deserved triumph for Lindsay Davenport who went through the tournament without _dropping_ a set.’

‘various guest DJs drop quality tunes both old and new’

‘As we waited for the start of the race, Wallace dropped Snoop Dogg rhymes, Nelly rhymes and Aerosmith rhymes.’

‘he dropped to his knees in the mud’

‘The man dropped to the ground, trying unsuccessfully to move his legs.’

‘they escaped by climbing out of the window and _dropping_ to the ground’

‘It's as though I'm _dropping_ from a great height at high speed.’

‘This species of hartebeest has its young in the late dry season, some antelope prefer to drop their young during the first rains.’

‘She dropped her first litter of pups in September of 2003.’

‘the land drops away to the river’

‘A couple of hundred yards from where the trees stopped, the ground dropped away in a sheer cliff.’

‘the charges against him were dropped last year’

‘The idea must have been dropped soon after the initial request.’

‘he looked ready to drop’

‘His horse looked ready to drop, and lines of worry and a sleepless night crossed his face.’

‘the airlift dropped food into the camp’

‘When an Australian airforce plane did finally fly over the area, it dropped no relief supplies.’

‘they were dropped from the team in the reshuffle’

‘The local weekly paper however decided to drop WPC Peters' story from the front page, for this!’

‘the spoon dropped with a clatter from her hand’

‘There was blood leaking out, _dropping_ onto his chin.’

‘East drops the 10 on the second round’

‘Alternatively you need the jack with enough cards in your trump suit that you can reasonably hope to drop the 9 when you lead your jack.’

‘the fire was caused by someone _dropping_ a lighted cigarette’

‘they dropped bombs on Caen during the raid’

‘he reckoned I'd dropped forty thousand pounds’

‘Before you step into a studio and drop your hard earned money, here are a few questions you may want to ask yourself beforehand.’

‘he dropped his voice as she came into the room’

‘pre-tax profits dropped by 37 per cent’

‘she dropped a remark about having been included in the selection’

‘Antinori, however, goes one step further and casually drops into the conversation that his team has cloned nine monkeys, ‘nine beautiful, healthy monkeys’.’

‘just drop it in the post when you've got time’

‘Alyson drops off two volumes of short stories and a novel.’

‘Two months later, the band dropped their first full-length album.’

‘At age 25, she had a deal with Warner and a major-label debut ready to drop.’

‘he dropped a goal to beat England in the final minute’

‘A rare Hull breakaway five minutes from time set up the position for Richard Whiting to drop a crucial field goal.’

‘he dropped the load off at a dealer's’

‘his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work’

‘I was under pressure from family and friends to drop Barbara’

‘Alex discovered why he has been dropped as a friend and a lover by Benny.’

‘he dropped a lot of acid in the Sixties’

‘Ellis would frequently drop acid on off days and weekends.’