He shook his head and dropped the receiver to his lap.

Then it dropped back to his lap, and he looked rather foolish.

Then she dropped her hands to her lap and went back to staring out the glass.

His hands were released, and he dropped them to his lap.

She jerked upright, the ice pack dropping to her lap.

She dropped her hands heavily to her lap and stared at them.

He nodded and she dropped her eyes to her lap again.

She dropped it to her lap and it lay still, like something dead.

The book dropped to the doctor's lap as he wondered what this late call presaged.

She gestured briefly as I rose, then dropped the hand to her lap.