It was rumbling across the loose planks of a wooden bridge.
He crawled along the floor, looking for loose planks under which she might have stashed his gun.
A loose plank in the side of the stable gave him access to the hiding place he needed.
He waded forward, searching with his feet for the loose plank.
He forced his hands into the crack and tore the loose plank out.
What if someone had accidentally discovered the loose plank?
A loose plank had jiggled the packing-cases, that was all.
There was a loose plank in the rear wall that pivoted on a single nail.
Reaching down, he raised a loose plank near the edge and shook his head.
He moved his foot up and down on the loose plank that had given him away.