Example sentences of "[conj] fell to the " in BNC.

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1 Gunfire was directed even at them and they fled or fell to the ground .
2 And we walked down clubbing right and left , and we cleared the streets and those that fell to the floor were carried off by those who had hidden behind when we went past .
3 It struck his arm and fell to the floor , spilling out its dark contents .
4 They closed , lost balance and fell to the ground , rolling , kicking , punching , hands reaching for each other 's throats .
5 Ranetta Sen , 13 , was running along a corridor to her next class when she crashed into a wall and fell to the floor .
6 He put his hands out and fell to the floor , as if to do fingertip push-ups .
7 The more sophisticated projects drawn up by Speransky in 1809 and Novosiltsev in 1819 were made at Alexander 's instigation and fell to the ground the moment he lost enthusiasm .
8 He was hit in the face , he thought by the appellant , and fell to the ground .
9 Grace swung her handbag in recognition , and a ball of wool jerked out and fell to the gutter .
10 They glanced off the puppet 's head and fell to the floor .
11 She gave a cry , and fell to the ground , unconscious .
12 Suddenly , Oliver fainted and fell to the floor .
13 Detchard moved towards me again , stepped in the doctor 's blood on the floor — and fell to the ground himself .
14 She gave a cry and fell to the floor .
15 The Beech Naiad let out a last cry of desolation , and fell to the floor .
16 She laughed hysterically as Piper grunted with pain and fell to the deck .
17 The ball of paper hit the lip of the basket and fell to the floor .
18 Then I fainted and fell to the floor .
19 Foaming liquid sprayed above the dancers ' heads and fell to the floor with the dry rattle of earth sprinkled on wood .
20 She opened it and fell to the ground .
21 The children were asleep in another room at the time , but the device hit a curtain and fell to the ground , where it exploded , blowing a hole in the floor .
22 He cracked his head on the trapdoor beneath the golden pavilion and fell to the floor like a lopped tree .
23 The chimney collapsed and fell to the ground .
24 Then he collapsed and fell to the bottom of the tank .
25 The turbulence was such that his head hit the ceiling and his headset came off and fell to the floor .
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