Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] fell [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early on the morning of March 4th , the remnants of the 33rd were mopped up and the fragmented stones that had once been Douaumont village fell to the Germans . |
| 2 | A possible two-thirds of dwellings sold by the end of 1986–7 in the LDDC area fell into the ‘ affordable housing ’ category . |
| 3 | When loading them Neil McCuaig fell into the sea and John Fraser was severely struck on the leg and disabled from duty . |
| 4 | Then US Open champion Pete Sampras fell at the same hurdle to Thierry Champion . |
| 5 | ‘ What about opportunity on the day Mr Goodhaven fell through the floor ? ’ |
| 6 | He skirted the stern of the motor launch and looked to where the wash from the lights in Dewer Street fell through the gates . |
| 7 | Uncle Jack fell into the latter category , Ursula vehemently rejecting his offer to lend a hand . |
| 8 | When Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge in 1975 he was head of the party , and known as ‘ Brother Number One ’ . |
| 9 | Real share prices in the United Kingdom fell to the level of the wartime blitz . |
| 10 | For a few years in the mid-1980s this pattern was reversed , and the number of people leaving the United Kingdom fell below the number entering . |
| 11 | Billy Tuckett fell off the roof and killed himself . ’ |
| 12 | Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 after a 17-day assault . |
| 13 | Data suggest that reductions in infant mortality rates outpaced those at a national level ; it was in the early postwar period that levels in West Ham fell below the national average for the first time . |
| 14 | On 3 September Reims fell to the German forces at the end of their month-long advance ; three days later Épernay too succumbed . |
| 15 | When Newcastle Gosforth fell by the wayside 4–9 to relegation candidates Bedford , West Hartlepool 's 7–0 victory over Wakefield secured them promotion , with London Scottish , to the top division . |
| 16 | Net profits at Philips Electronics fell in the first quarter by 36% to 103m guilders ( $16m ) from 162m guilders in the same period of 1992 . |
| 17 | Stich , who defeated compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals and watched as other Wimbledon favourites Pete Sampras , Stefan Edberg and Goran Ivanisevic fell by the wayside , is now the form horse going into Wimbledon . |