Example sentences of "fall backwards [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had fallen backwards into the narrow eight-feet-deep pipe while grazing at night . |
| 2 | The ghost shrieked out and fell backwards to the wall , whereupon the dog rushed forward and seized Durham 's leg . |
| 3 | ‘ One of them was so desperate to stop me overtaking at the ford he lost his footing and fell backwards into the water . ’ |
| 4 | And as I watched , he fell backwards into the water , his face full of terror . |
| 5 | The skinhead fell backwards into the BMW and the bomb exploded in the car , spewing its liquid of flaming death . |
| 6 | Clasping her to him , he urged her off balance , his mouth claiming hers as they fell backwards across the narrow bed . |
| 7 | ’ They all grabbed hold of him and , after a lot of yelling from Zach and one almighty heave , they yanked him out and fell backwards in the grass on top of a yelping Sammy . |
| 8 | 4 As the attacker falls backwards after the initial blow , he is floored by another full-force elbow strike across the throat . |