Example sentences of "fall back [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It can just as easily fall back into anti-feminism .
2 He goes away , rejecting the power he has assumed , hoping the creation will fall back into decay .
3 ‘ Yeah , ’ Laidlaw replied , letting the curtain fall back into place .
4 The Doctor let the wall hanging fall back into place , and hurried out , turning down the hall to the bedroom .
5 He added : ‘ Managers are saying if trade unions at local level are not prepared to sign agreements , management will not pay the Rolls-Royce additional severance payments and would fall back on state money . ’
6 They are part of the endeavour to create the balance between ‘ financial strength and creative vitality ’ which Ms Rebuck described as the challenge facing Random House — a ‘ pure ’ trade publisher , which can not fall back on income from professional or reference publishing — when she first took over from Anthony Cheetham 18 months ago .
7 The method of ‘ verstehen ’ could be quite insufficiently explanatory , or could fall back for explanation on a ( theoretically circular ) ‘ informing spirit ’ .
8 This gesture obviously displeased Scout because she said ‘ Do n't you touch him ! ’ , kicked the man swiftly with a bare foot and was surprised to see him fall back in pain .
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