Example sentences of "[noun] fell [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The plaintiff must prove that the defendant fell below the relevant standard of care . |
| 4 | Twigs fell among the trees as the rooks rowed and ranted . |
| 5 | He was hanging head down ; blood fell into the snow . |
| 6 | In Cold Blood fell to the floor . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | The broken whisky-bottle neck fell to the carpet and he clutched at his chest , as if in imitation of Cardiff . |
| 9 | Particular opprobrium fell on the new Beer Shops ( inaugurated in 1830 ) which were : |
| 10 | Therefore , since property had not passed , the loss fell on the seller . |
| 11 | While support for the PLO fell in the West , there was little sign of the emergence of any alternative Palestinian leadership . |
| 12 | The words fell into the silence and Hari waited for him to continue . |
| 13 | Her harsh words fell into the silence . |
| 14 | 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 ! ’ |
| 15 | His words fell into the silence like stones . |
| 16 | ‘ What about opportunity on the day Mr Goodhaven fell through the floor ? ’ |
| 17 | Only nine middle schools fell into the specified reporting period . |
| 18 | Although there were some large and important exceptions , the population of most grammar schools fell within the range 550–750 . |
| 19 | Five inches of snow fell through the night . |
| 20 | A FOOT of snow fell in the Scottish Highlands yesterday , bringing chaos to road , rail and air services . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Looking around , his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them . |
| 24 | You 'll recall that the key fell off the agenda as well , earlier or should I say , was n't very painful . |
| 25 | The 15-month-old coalition fell on the issue of peace with the Palestinians . |
| 26 | French commanders were committed to wearying hunting operations , with bad maps and no help from the peasantry ; guerrilla screens thickened the fog of war ; important dispatches fell into the hands of Wellington 's intelligence officers . |
| 27 | The cup of tea fell to the carpet . |
| 28 | ‘ YOUR HORSE FELL AT THE FIFTH . |
| 29 | One of the frogs fell off the branch and disappeared quietly into the leafy canopy far below . |
| 30 | After dinner the talk fell to the great question which was uppermost in Lewis 's mind : that question being , in the words of his pupil Betjeman , ‘ and is it true , and is it true , this most amazing tale of all ? ’ |