Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] fell [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My eyes fell on the bed and to my horror something began slowly to stir under the blanket . |
| 2 | So her eyes fell on the water jar . |
| 3 | A fierce , terrified elation raced through her veins as her eyes fell on the knife only an inch away from her hand . |
| 4 | Her eyes fell to the paint-peeled , much loved miniature moke which was clutched tight in his plump fist . |
| 5 | The Brewers ' Society contended that arrangements with their outlets fell within the block exemption of exclusive purchasing agreements 1984/83 , and therefore that the UK would be in breach of its obligations under the Treaty of Rome if it prohibited such arrangements . |
| 6 | His words fell into the silence like stones . |
| 7 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 8 | His eyes fell on the bag . |
| 9 | Then , as his eyes fell to the way she was cradling one hand in the other , he added , frowning , ‘ You 're hurt . ’ |
| 10 | His trousers fell to the carpet , and then he was beside her again , his skin hot against hers as he kissed her and kissed her . |
| 11 | His cohorts fell upon the champagne and what was left of the shepherd 's pie . |
| 12 | Some of his papers fell into the hands of Seth Ward , Sir Justinian Isham , John Collins , and Herbert Thorndike [ qq.v. ] , but in 1646 Pell lamented that most of his papers had been ‘ unmathematically divided between sequestrators and creditors ’ . |