Example sentences of "[noun sg] fell on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particular opprobrium fell on the new Beer Shops ( inaugurated in 1830 ) which were : |
| 2 | Therefore , since property had not passed , the loss fell on the seller . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Looking around , his glance fell on the twigs scattered on the ground where Cassowary had thrown them . |
| 5 | The 15-month-old coalition fell on the issue of peace with the Palestinians . |
| 6 | She 's since sung Pamina , Zerlina and Despina under Barenboim in Paris and , before the axe fell on the conductor 's brief reign at the Bastille , was to have done the three Da Ponte pieces with him and Patrice Chereau . |
| 7 | The light fell on the woman 's breast , neck , chin , and the tip of her nose , creating that gravity unique to him , which Vincent adored . |
| 8 | A glance at the corner where the copper stood , then at the doorway behind me , where the light fell on the gleaming worktops and new cupboards . |
| 9 | The late afternoon sun fell on the table as we ate our individual quiches and dandelion salad . |
| 10 | Her gaze fell on the mud-stained coverlet . |
| 11 | He stopped in his perambulation and his gaze fell on the table by the window ( set too high for children to see out of ) , on which was laid out a display of local history material . |
| 12 | Her gaze fell on the Baccarat crystal pyramid on the glass-topped side table at her elbow . |
| 13 | With twelve and a half hours left , England were clearly up against it , so when the rain fell on the fourth day they were not too upset . |
| 14 | Spreadbury , who had an otherwise impressive debut , had no explanation , though the ankle-deep water — 78 millimetres of rain fell on the pitch in about seven hours — must have been a distraction . |
| 15 | As his bloodshot eye fell on the brilliance of the three Campbell ladies , he winced . |
| 16 | His eye fell on the book on her lap and his expression darkened . |
| 17 | Mr Peckham , ’ his eye fell on the culprit , ‘ you are responsible for the mutton broth . |
| 18 | ’ She glanced round the room and her eye fell on the desk where Angy used to sit . |
| 19 | Her eye fell on the cabinet on the wall containing the guns : a memento of his strange and unexplained past . |
| 20 | There was huge relief when the curtain fell on the Saturday night performance . |
| 21 | THE curtain fell on the 1992–93 Guinness Ulster Squash League this week after a hectic campaign . |
| 22 | In the same 1943 raid , Torquay was also bombed again and the deaf centre escaped with minor blast damage when a bomb fell on the St. Marychurch building a few yards up the road , killing 18 children who were in the building . |
| 23 | In 1941 a bomb fell on the College and it was thought to be the end of Halling Man but the bones were found with the relative animal bones and sent to the British Museum ( Natural History ) . |
| 24 | Now , I served on the island many years later and became friendly with a host of people , and I personally researched a great deal on our raid when not a single bomb fell on the seaplane base . |
| 25 | The heaviest punishment fell on the areas that had supported the rebellion . |
| 26 | In GEC 's Patent , the hearing officer held that the initial onus fell on the employer to establish that he did not benefit from obtaining a patent . |
| 27 | As a rule non-parliamentary taxation fell on the shoulders of those who were better able to bear it , and hence was not exactly unpopular . |
| 28 | So the mantle fell on the second son , John , then 23 years old ; without more ado , he set off over the bridge into the Market Place , across to the George , and signed up for the infantry . |
| 29 | Christmas Day fell on the Wednesday . |
| 30 | Then a few drops of water fell on the side and fell right down to earth . |