Example sentences of "his [noun pl] fell [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words fell into the silence like stones . |
| 2 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 3 | His eyes fell on the bag . |
| 4 | Then , as his eyes fell to the way she was cradling one hand in the other , he added , frowning , ‘ You 're hurt . ’ |
| 5 | His trousers fell to the carpet , and then he was beside her again , his skin hot against hers as he kissed her and kissed her . |
| 6 | His cohorts fell upon the champagne and what was left of the shepherd 's pie . |
| 7 | Some of his papers fell into the hands of Seth Ward , Sir Justinian Isham , John Collins , and Herbert Thorndike [ qq.v. ] , but in 1646 Pell lamented that most of his papers had been ‘ unmathematically divided between sequestrators and creditors ’ . |