Example sentences of "fall over the " in BNC.

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1 There is also the additional hazard that if the rope breaks at the towplane end , it may fall over the glider , causing damage .
2 ‘ But wo n't they fall over the milk-crates ? ’ a teacher asked when it was proposed that two young children with severe visual problems should join the reception group .
3 Roy shrugged off his own coat while still sitting , letting it fall over the back of his chair .
4 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 .
5 The sense of urgency conveyed by the ‘ Look out ’ indicates the expectation that the pram , complete with baby , will fall over the cliff and perhaps be dashed on the rocks beneath and it is further assumed that this will be-deleterious for the baby .
6 ‘ Now , let them fall over the cloth , ’ Azmaveth said , ‘ from a height of two handspans . ’
7 She did n't fall over the wheel and she did pass her test .
8 He says I 'm gon na fall over the blooming stuff if you keep mov it 's nice so is n't it ?
9 Might fall over the wire .
10 Queen Elizabeth 's vault in Westminster Abbey was examined in 1868 by Dean Stanley : ‘ There was no disorder or decay , except that the centring wood had fallen over the head of Elizabeth 's coffin , and that the wood case had crumbled away at the sides , and had drawn away part of the decaying lid . ’
11 Below him he could hear the passing wail of sirens , a familiar sound after dark had fallen over the city .
12 In order to set the scene , figure 7.1 shows that average household size has fallen over the past century .
13 The roads are hairpins , up and down , and they 're , they 're not tarmacked and so erm you often saw er buses that had fallen over the sides down into the river or that just were on their side , and that erm that obviously there 'd been accidents .
14 There is no better example of the logical and ideological confusions into which we have fallen over the charging issue than in pre-school provision .
15 She had half fallen over the bonnet when the car stopped .
16 It was a dark night , and on the beach they had fallen over the dead body of a man .
17 The minute she had entered the room a grim , tense atmosphere had fallen over the Queen 's solar .
18 A stygian gloom had fallen over the world .
19 That 's good , erm , yes , there 's a , there 's a continuing debate as to whether agricultural prices have fallen , right , but it appears that agricultural prices have in have indeed fallen over the , over the last century .
20 The birth rate in many African countries has also fallen over the past decade .
21 But Sealink did admit that their numbers had fallen over the nine months from January 1 to Monday of this week , by 20,755 passengers and 9,644 cars .
22 Inflation has fallen over the last three months and the cone of possible future inflation is now pointing slightly downwards , the bank reports in the first of its quarterly reviews of inflation produced in response to the Chancellor 's invitation in his speech at the Mansion House last year .
23 The rate of disconnections fell by nearly 50% , and should continue to fall over the next six months .
24 Lastly , the number of potential first-time buyers in their 20s was set to fall over the next two decades , reducing demand for homes .
25 Van Marion expects sales of its Unix product line to fall over the next year or so .
26 Howard gets up and walks about the room with his coffee , smiling , and taking care not to fall over the furniture .
27 The percentage went up last year , but the amount of the levy is still set to fall over the 1990s .
28 The bulletin said : ‘ This gives rise to the hope that the rate of increase may start to fall over the next few quarters . ’
29 In addition , the ending of the Iran/Iraq conflict has meant that there is now more oil on world markets and the price of oil has tended to fall over the last few months .
30 And again silence fell over the Baddie 's Rocks .
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