Example sentences of "falling [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soft , feminine styling incorporating beautiful ringlet curls falling delicately onto the shoulders . |
| 2 | The water cleared and another image appeared , a horse and rider , falling slowly from the edge of rocks . |
| 3 | They were suddenly breathless , falling together onto the pillows . |
| 4 | One modern example is a space capsule in orbit around the earth ; another is a capsule falling radially toward the Earth . |
| 5 | To give a concrete example , consider the capsule to be falling radially toward the Earth . |
| 6 | In the roar of laughter it provoked , he felt himself falling swiftly towards the ground . |
| 7 | There was a sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach , as though she was falling deeper into the morass of lies . |
| 8 | ‘ Then I 'm sinking through the bed , and I 'm in the sea , and Dad 's with me , and there 's all sorts of people … teeth like sharks , everyone 's tearing everyone else 's eyes out … falling all over the place , putting all the eyes in a pot for their tea … ’ |
| 9 | bit this traffic because there 's snow falling all over the county there are going to be people erm in all sorts of er er problems . |
| 10 | Well I 'll come and help you Tim cos we do n't want it falling all over the place . |
| 11 | He bowls more consistently , he gets it in the area that troubles top test class batsman which is off stump , a decent height and a decent pace , without really falling all over the shot , only come with experience . |
| 12 | Night would be falling soon on the planet . |
| 13 | Call like Green Woodpecker , but more musical , slower and falling away at the end . |
| 14 | Walker died instantly ; his F-104 bursting into flames , the pieces falling away to the desert floor 25,000 feet below . |
| 15 | As the road twists uphill , following a ridge with the ground falling away to the right , panoramic views are revealed through clearings of the lake down below and the backdrop of the Oberland mountains behind . |
| 16 | The land was falling away to the side — her side ! |
| 17 | The site made use of the Mount Royal tunnel and of the considerable falling away of the land , so that although the platforms were below the station building , none the less they were above ground . |
| 18 | Thus point stimuli located at the centre of the receptive field produce a large output while stimuli falling away from the centre produce a smaller output . |
| 19 | And Stravinsky 's Wind Symphony , which opened this industrial concert ( repeated tonight ) is a raspingly erudite , tight piece of writing for wind instrument its bitter sweet sadness falling sonorously in the cathedral . |
| 20 | The main curtains should look full , falling generously to the floor , topped with a valance or pelmet . |
| 21 | I waved frantically , but this time I could actually sense my body temperature falling rapidly with the physical exertion . |
| 22 | ‘ You — you son of a bitch , ’ she hissed , her breasts rising and falling rapidly beneath the gown , ‘ you — you bastard . |
| 23 | That means close and clear , the light falling directly into the cowl . |
| 24 | The latter effectively reduces the amount of sunlight falling directly into the water and generally makes conditions inhospitable for the growth of algae . |
| 25 | The snow drifted down , muffling the sounds of the party , the fireworks spluttering , falling damply into the dark night . |
| 26 | For new short-term borrowings ( which on several occasions rose above £100 millions ) the BEA were charged bank rate ( or only slightly more ) : this rose from 2 per cent under Labour to 4 per cent in March 1952 , falling slightly in the following years , but rising again and , from February 1955 never falling below the 4 per cent level . |
| 27 | However , once managerial utility depends not just on income but also on effort , and it is recognized that cost reductions require a non-trivial amount of effort , it is clear that the monetary incentive will not lead to costs falling automatically to the efficient level . |
| 28 | Then he jumped on to the wall and missed his footing , banging his shin hard and falling headfirst into the bushes on the other side . |
| 29 | The garment was worn with an overdress or bed gown , bunched up the waist in front and falling behind to the hem of the petticoat . |
| 30 | While he considers that salaries in the City have grown out of all proportion , he is convinced that corporate managers are falling behind in the remuneration they receive . |