Example sentences of "[modal v] fall [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Protesters and their organisations may fall to the covert scrutiny or surveillance of the police through Special Branch ( and M15 ) . |
| 2 | The forsaken particle or antiparticle may fall into the black hole after its partner , but it may also escape to infinity , where it appears to be radiation emitted by the black hole . |
| 3 | Its forsaken partner may fall into the black hole as well . |
| 4 | However , if there are adverse exogenous shocks to the established unionized sector ( such as a worsening of outside opportunities , an adverse demand shock , or increasing polarization in attitudes to the trade union movement ) , then equilibrium wages and membership may fall below the critical level , and the union vanish from the sector . |
| 5 | Spring can be wet , especially in the Basque country , and snow may fall in the high mountains even in July . |
| 6 | There is no power under the section to impose any other sorts of conditions , such as those relating to the sorts of implements that may be carried at the assembly , or as to the apparel that may be worn , although these may fall within the general law relating to the possession of offensive weapons or the wearing of uniforms . |
| 7 | On the other hand , if we ignore the ego and its functions in man and concentrate on his instincts as if they could totally account for his behaviour as they do in animals who lack an ego , we should fall into the alternative trap of failing to account for his culture at all except as the outcome of doubtful instinctual behaviour of an altruistic or civilized kind . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But those opinions should fall within the ordinary range represented in the House of Commons , excluding the more extreme . |
| 10 | To some extent the Dutch and the New Zealanders , with their lamb , must fall into the same category . |
| 11 | The narrowest position is to say that rape is committed only where D threatens violence or knows that V is in fear of violence , and that any other threat must fall within the lesser offence of procuring sex by threats . |
| 12 | For national liberation , greater emphasis must fall upon the independent existence of a nation . |
| 13 | The founding brothers never entrusted anything to paper , fearing that rituals and their interpretation of them might fall into the wrong hands . |
| 14 | Assuming that the 20 per cent of pupils outside the TGAT 's expectations were equally divided above and below the ‘ normal ’ range , then 10 per cent of 5 to 16 year olds might fall below the required levels . |
| 15 | The high figure from the farm was due to government support and this might fall in the near future . |
| 16 | So a Pacific as defined by such minds might fall within the appropriate longitudes and latitudes , but it would be riddled with holes , a discontinuous mess , a collection of unconnected pieces of sea and land established principally to prove an argument about an entity of which they make up only a fraction . |
| 17 | However , an ex gratia payment to an older man who has no full-time employment in prospect could fall on the other side of the line . |
| 18 | Objects could fall into the black hole , but nothing could escape . |
| 19 | Even countries such as Indonesia , India and Japan , though they might not succumb to communism , could fall under the red shadow . |
| 20 | Most innocuous sadism would fall into the first category ; sadistic murder would mark the extreme of the second . |
| 21 | I think she would fall into the lazy slob category , Peggy ? |
| 22 | Stalin adhered to the agreement because he wished to maintain satisfactory relations with the United States if possible and perhaps because he felt that sooner or later Korea would fall into the Soviet sphere in any case . |
| 23 | The same survey showed that the majority of meetings would fall into the 100–280 delegate bracket , and that provincial hotels would be the greatest beneficiaries . |
| 24 | Otherwise I was afraid I would fall into the old trap of pitying him . |
| 25 | Through these she would fall into the muddy embrace , dirty with droppings , of the chicken coop below . |
| 26 | If the planes are to avoid the danger of anti-aircraft fire or missiles , they have to fly so high that any drop would be liable to miss its target , with the danger that the supplies would fall into the wrong hands , or even injure those whom it is intended to help . |
| 27 | In his absence the task would fall to the best man . |
| 28 | In the event that the current Parliament was unable to select a new President , the task would fall to the new parliament emerging from the April 8 general election . |
| 29 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 30 | The circular acknowledged that the main burden of providing such care would fall on the local authorities and it aimed to ease this by extending provision for the transfer of NHS financial resources to those local authorities or voluntary bodies that offered to develop community care projects specifically for long-stay hospital patients . |