Example sentences of "fell victim to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Liquidator John Taylor said : ‘ This association fell victim to the lack of sponsorship partly as a result of the present economic situation . |
| 2 | The original cross had been in place since the fifteenth century , but finally fell victim to the elements . |
| 3 | Ultimately Clouthier 's campaign fell victim to the rise of the left and the governing party 's shift to the right . |
| 4 | But because of the nature , because of the nature of our amendment , we do need to remind the opposition that er prior to that date was facing major social economic problems as vital services in the local economy fell victim to the consequences of planning thirty million out of the budget in order to bring in a low poll tax . |
| 5 | For a while the authorities had replaced the Bunsen burners , test-tubes , textbooks and phials of chemicals which fell victim to the ravages of the undisciplined , but they had been forced to accept defeat . |
| 6 | Winston Williams also collected 3–40 before the match fell victim to the weather after tea . |
| 7 | SOUTHWELL fell victim to the weather for the second time in a week when tonight 's Flat turf meeting was called off due to waterlogging . |
| 8 | When he was still very young , his mother fell victim to the paralysis which eventually killed her . |
| 9 | Farmer Godfrey Cromwell believes he fell victim to the relaxation of government health tests in the run-up to the Single European market . |