Example sentences of "[vb mod] fall [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Protesters and their organisations may fall to the covert scrutiny or surveillance of the police through Special Branch ( and M15 ) . |
| 2 | The contrast well with slower moving goldfish and koi , and spend most of their time just under the water surface searching for any dried food or insects which may fall onto the water . |
| 3 | The eggs will adhere to a coarse-textured surface until hatching ; if a smooth surface is used they may fall into the water , where they will not hatch . |
| 4 | Now , in the presence of a black hole one member of a pair of virtual particles may fall into the hole , leaving the other member without a partner with which to annihilate . |
| 5 | The forsaken particle or antiparticle may fall into the black hole after its partner , but it may also escape to infinity , where it appears to be radiation emitted by the black hole . |
| 6 | Its forsaken partner may fall into the black hole as well . |
| 7 | Thus while from the point of view of community members , situations may fall into the categories of " Patois " ( e.g. playground interactions with other black children ) or " non-Patois " ( e.g. talking to a teacher ) , what this means is that in a " Patois " situation , it is permitted to use Creole at certain times . |
| 8 | This has led to concern by environmental groups that some may fall into the hands of terrorists or governments keen to develop nuclear weapons , during shipment to Japan . |
| 9 | The scope of this provision , which is examined later in this book , is unclear , but it would seem that both categories of standard terms identified in Schroeder may fall into the definition of " written standard terms " ; however , those in the first category are more likely to be regarded as reasonable than those in the second . |
| 10 | ‘ At the present stage ’ , even the projection of conventional military power ‘ in distant regions ’ may fall below the threshold of war . |
| 11 | Please remember that , as Midland Lifetime is a unit-linked plan , the price of units can go down as well as up , and that it is possible that their value may fall below the amount originally invested . |
| 12 | However , if there are adverse exogenous shocks to the established unionized sector ( such as a worsening of outside opportunities , an adverse demand shock , or increasing polarization in attitudes to the trade union movement ) , then equilibrium wages and membership may fall below the critical level , and the union vanish from the sector . |
| 13 | Given the risk associated with the possibility that the market price may fall below the subscription price the timing of a rights issue is extremely important . |
| 14 | If the speed is too great then the vehicle may fall off the sides of the plank and crash . |
| 15 | There is also the additional hazard that if the rope breaks at the towplane end , it may fall over the glider , causing damage . |
| 16 | His comments had an immediate impact on the City , where analysts have grown increasingly anxious in recent weeks about the risk that asset values may fall in the face of oversupply and forced sales of buildings . |
| 17 | Spring can be wet , especially in the Basque country , and snow may fall in the high mountains even in July . |
| 18 | Although useful for many unimodal sediments , in polymodal distributions the median may fall in the tails of two sub-populations of grains , in a size fraction which is scarce . |
| 19 | There is no power under the section to impose any other sorts of conditions , such as those relating to the sorts of implements that may be carried at the assembly , or as to the apparel that may be worn , although these may fall within the general law relating to the possession of offensive weapons or the wearing of uniforms . |
| 20 | When acting as a lead adviser in respect of an acquisition of a private company or business by a listed company there is the normal requirement for due diligence , the coordination of which may fall within the deal management role . |
| 21 | The following rights may be relevant to this computer system : Patent Being new , the computer may incorporate some new and patentable inventions Copyright The software on disk and the programs stored on the integrated circuits ( firmware ) and all accompanying documentation are protected under copyright law Semiconductor The topography of the integrated circuits Regulations containing the firmware Trade Marks The stylized name may be registered as a trade mark Registered Design The embossed pattern may be a registered design Design Right The new type of keyboard may fall within the scope of the new design right |
| 22 | The monthly Civil Engineer and Architects Journal , in its March edition , said that Hall was ‘ indulging the weakness of feeling annoyed that the scheme on which he had so greatly and justly plumed himself should fall into the hands of his successor ’ . |
| 23 | The common talk is that the Official Custodian manages £125bn of charity money and as she winds up her role the error is to assume that this should fall into the fund managers ' laps . |
| 24 | And running under a certain island which is called Clauda , we had much work to come by the boat : which when they had taken up , they used helps , undergirding the ship ; and , fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands , struck sail , and so were driven . ’ |
| 25 | On the other hand , if we ignore the ego and its functions in man and concentrate on his instincts as if they could totally account for his behaviour as they do in animals who lack an ego , we should fall into the alternative trap of failing to account for his culture at all except as the outcome of doubtful instinctual behaviour of an altruistic or civilized kind . |
| 26 | Better that she should suffer his anger and displeasure than that he should fall into the clutches of the lord of Parfois . |
| 27 | When using a downlighter , the light should fall between the person and the mirror , as shown in the illustration . |
| 28 | The comfort is that thanks to continental Europe 's recession and the Bundesbank 's slow trimming of interest rates , most European bond yields should fall over the next year , increasing the appeal of gilts . |
| 29 | The king 's concession that the cost of troops should fall on the rich and powerful rather than the poor of the community was insufficient to placate the commons , and in the October parliament of the same year they presented a petition entitled ‘ La demande de la Commune ’ in which they called for the abolition of the maltote , the punishment of purveyors who took prises without making payment , and pardon for debts . |
| 30 | That Flaubert , still damp from skewering boys in Cairo bath-houses , should fall on the name of Nabokov 's seducer of underage American girlhood ? |