Example sentences of "[noun] fell [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When burned the clinker fell into a lower chamber where it was cooled by the upward stream of air entering the bottom of the kiln . |
| 2 | At times Slavonia in the north and parts of Bosnia in the south were detached , and in the sixteenth century the whole inland area south of the Sava fell to the Turks . |
| 3 | Though ( except for the definition of the bodily Assumption of Mary in November 1950 ) none of these declarations fell into the formal category of infallible as defined at Vatican I , none the less Catholics came to expect authoritative guidance from Rome on all manner of issues — a strong tendency within the Church down to the present day . |
| 4 | The plaintiff must prove that the defendant fell below the relevant standard of care . |
| 5 | Twigs fell among the trees as the rooks rowed and ranted . |
| 6 | He was hanging head down ; blood fell into the snow . |
| 7 | In Cold Blood fell to the floor . |
| 8 | The task of liberating Kuwait fell to a combination of US Marines , Saudi and Kuwaiti forces . |
| 9 | The new council set up to reform the judiciary fell under the control of the Supreme Court , which was generally seen as being heavily under the influence of Cristiani 's right-wing ruling National Republic Alliance ( Arena ) . |
| 10 | The broken whisky-bottle neck fell to the carpet and he clutched at his chest , as if in imitation of Cardiff . |
| 11 | Particular opprobrium fell on the new Beer Shops ( inaugurated in 1830 ) which were : |
| 12 | Therefore , since property had not passed , the loss fell on the seller . |
| 13 | While support for the PLO fell in the West , there was little sign of the emergence of any alternative Palestinian leadership . |
| 14 | The words fell into the silence and Hari waited for him to continue . |
| 15 | Her harsh words fell into the silence . |
| 16 | Like a pebble in a well-shaft , the words fell into the void and then came rushing back from invisible walls , echoing above the roar of the water : ‘ it is death … is death … is death ! ’ |
| 17 | His words fell into the silence like stones . |
| 18 | ‘ What about opportunity on the day Mr Goodhaven fell through the floor ? ’ |
| 19 | Only nine middle schools fell into the specified reporting period . |
| 20 | Although there were some large and important exceptions , the population of most grammar schools fell within the range 550–750 . |
| 21 | A fine snow fell for a while , then that too ceased . |
| 22 | Five inches of snow fell through the night . |
| 23 | A FOOT of snow fell in the Scottish Highlands yesterday , bringing chaos to road , rail and air services . |
| 24 | Once , when we were going up one of the main avenues in the city a lump of thawing snow fell from a tree under which we were passing and hit me on the face . |
| 25 | Watching through the kitchen window as the snow fell from a leaden sky , Seb suggested that Carrie ought to try to make her way home before it deteriorated even further . |
| 26 | Nivelle 's campaign in Champagne opened on 19 April and met with the same fate as most earlier attacks : some 120,000 Frenchmen fell before the German machine-guns and by the day 's end an advance of only 550m/600yds had been made , in tragic contrast to Nivelle 's expected g.6km/6mls . |
| 27 | Jack 's glance fell on the tiny computer screen , which seemed to be going crazy — flashing up numbers , graphics and a kind of blue fuzz , each image speeding into the next . |
| 28 | Looking around , his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them . |
| 29 | My glance fell upon a stricken shrub and I became aware of a terrible aloneness in that sullen and deserted place . |
| 30 | You 'll recall that the key fell off the agenda as well , earlier or should I say , was n't very painful . |