Example sentences of "[adj] fell to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In September , bank lending rose by more than £10 billion , but this fell to £5.2 billion in October . |
| 2 | In 1950 , America consumed half the world 's oil ; by 1960 this fell to 44% and by 1970 it was less than one third . |
| 3 | The hardest job of the ‘ Northern Lights Festival ’ on Radio 4 fell to Kaleidoscope in Greenland , where Paul Allen set off to examine the arts scene , heaven help him . |
| 4 | Granada , Seville , Malaga , Almeria , Murcia and Deria all fell to Yusuf 's triumphant hoard . |
| 5 | The 2,000 Guineas , Derby — where he beat Gyr by two and a half lengths — Irish Derby , King George and the St Leger all fell to Charles Engelhard 's colt . |
| 6 | DEC accounts for half MasPar 's sales ( Kalb would prefer it if that fell to 33% ) , and the firm is concerned that if DEC fails to position the ostensibly competing parallel lines clearly , potential customers will be confused . |
| 7 | As the game entered the closing stages , both sides had good chances to score ; the first fell to Steve Jenkins who was evaded by inches from Mickey Wiggins ' cross , whilst up the other end , Warner had to be on his toes when he held a point blank header from John Parry . |
| 8 | Haynes fell to the first ball of West Indies ' reply , but the local pair of Lara and Simmons added 78 before the former fell to Kuiper . |
| 9 | In addition , sugar prices in 1990-91 fell to levels described by Castro as " rubbish dump prices " , while the crisis in the Gulf caused steep increases in the price of oil . |
| 10 | Imports , excluding gold , increased from $13,513 million in 1988 to $14,838 million in 1989 , while exports in 1989 fell to $11,771 million . |
| 11 | Although things are looking up this year , operating profits in 1990 fell to $201.3m compared with $266.1m in the previous year . |
| 12 | Both fell to peeler crab on a 1/0 hook to 15 lb line to give Roy a unique double — before Christmas he took a 4 lb 7 oz flounder from the Exe to set a new best for his club 's inner area record . |