1.   In the hall the floorboards creaked and the walls were damp.

2.   The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.

3.   The old floorboards creaked under our feet.

4.   Floorboards creaked as kibitzers shuffled from one tabletop battleground to another.

5.   Will the new floorboards creak?

6.   Upstairs the floorboards creak badly but worse still is the grime on the pillow and sleeping mat.