Example sentences of "[adv] fell to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The books were eagerly borrowed , well used and finally fell to pieces , as was the case with J. F. Campbell 's " Popular Tales of the West Highlands " , in the Port Ellen library . |
| 2 | For example , when he was invited to visit Bridgnorth ( Shropshire ) in early July , rival crowds made alternative bonfires , " where about one they drank Dr Sacheverell 's health and the other his confusion " , with the inevitable result that the two groups eventually fell to blows . |
| 3 | We could , for short periods of time , motivate our work force to achieve the objective which was our responsibility , but as soon as we left , things invariably fell to pieces again . |
| 4 | It was obviously old , but so corroded that it almost fell to pieces in my hand . |
| 5 | Wilhelm Pieck said of the Minority Movement : The most striking example of sectarianism in the trade union movement was provided in Great Britain where … the Communists adopted such unfortunate and sectarian tactics that the Minority Movement actually fell to pieces . |