Example sentences of "fall back [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all goes according to plan the enemy will fall back into a defensive position to the west of the area , around an airfield . |
| 2 | Other entertainers on the wane can often fall back on a ‘ club circuit ’ , musicians and dancers can sometimes coach others , but there are few openings for the ex-footballer . |
| 3 | Pupils can often fall back on a circular argument such as : Why is the relationship linear ? |
| 4 | Curiously enough , it appears that there is no question at all which fits the adjective of a sentence like ( 59 ) closely , so that one must fall back on a metalinguistic one such as ( 60 ) : ( 59 ) the sharks remain dangerous ( 60 ) what did you say about the sharks ? 5.7 Since the property of the postverbal is one which the speaker deliberately chooses to clothe in the guise of an adjective rather than an adverb , it must , as we have already remarked , be one which is capable of being ascribed to the referential locus of the subject phrase . |
| 5 | We could just fall back on a bit of sweets and chocolate or something in the end but I 'd like to get some |
| 6 | He wanted the youth to go away , for in his mind he saw him fall back with a suppressed scream of terror and pain , holding a handkerchief to his face . |