Example sentences of "fall [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the rocket was projected up to a considerable height and directed to fall somewhere in the London area . |
| 2 | The costs of such systems are extremely variable , but are likely to fall somewhere in the regions of : |
| 3 | A branch of the great plane tree had come down in the wind and as he ran back towards the Cages he saw that it had fallen right across the path where moments before he had been standing . |
| 4 | In fact , there seems to be some feeling here that China has fallen right behind the rest of the world in matters of language study and language teaching methodology , so I found myself , on one day , giving a résumé of Linguistics in the west over the past 50 years ! |
| 5 | Though the number of Russian diplomatic missions abroad tended to fall somewhat in the decades which followed his death — there were nineteen in 1779 and ( largely for reasons of economy ) only fourteen in 1800 — the country did not relapse into the isolation of the seventeenth century . |
| 6 | Until now he had never believed it to be true , that something as heavy as gold could fall naturally from the sky . |
| 7 | The teacher needs to be open to , and supportive of , the student who has an alternative view to present , even if it does not fall squarely within the teacher 's own disciplinary expertise . |
| 8 | If the ray focus does not fall exactly on the film , the image will be blurred . |
| 9 | She closed her eyes , tried to clear her mind , tried to let the world fall away with the rhythms of the journey . |
| 10 | Drains should ideally be laid in straight lines between inspection chambers and should always fall away from the house with the correct gradient to ensure that the flow through the pipe is fast enough to ensure solid matter is carried along . |
| 11 | Léonie insisted , watching the blade fall quickly through the bread , that she did not know the person 's name . |
| 12 | This was given practical effect through the Court 's warning that in implementing the duty of non-recognition , States should not refuse to apply multilateral treaties where the adverse consequences of non-performance would fall directly upon the people . |
| 13 | But inflation should fall further over the medium-term . |
| 14 | But then it was that thoughts began to penetrate her desire-clouded mind — the realisation that , should these ribbon ties become undone , then her nightdress would fall straight to the floor — and she would be left — stark naked . |
| 15 | So some academics fear they might fall behind in the promotion race if they get involved with TCS . ’ |
| 16 | So some academics fear they might fall behind in the promotion race if they get involved with TCS . ’ |
| 17 | Show that the incidence of a tax will now fall mainly on the purchaser . |
| 18 | She picked up the slips of pasteboard and let them fall haphazardly on the table in front of them . |
| 19 | Land prices and farm incomes would fall substantially in the wake of agricultural reforms from the GATT talks , says Cambridge economist Michael Murphy . |
| 20 | As the technology of computer hardware becomes more established the emphasis will fall increasingly on the power and potential of software to create new techniques and opportunities . |
| 21 | He stroked the horse gently ; then letting his cloak fall softly to the ground , with one leap securely mounted him . |
| 22 | Mother Francis was thinking about Eve as she watched the rain fall steadily on the convent grounds . |
| 23 | It was inevitable that when Miss Hatherby introduced Constance to the Romantic poets she should fall heavily under the spell of Shelley and Keats . |
| 24 | They get it into their heads that their fund-raising dinner for Hypothermic Pensioners In High Rise Blocks In Portsmouth will fall apart at the seams if Dillie Keane is n't there . |
| 25 | ‘ In other words you could n't bear the thought that there might just be one female in a hundred-mile radius who did n't fall apart at the seams every time you deigned to smile in her direction , ’ she spat back . |
| 26 | No , it sound a good idea if it do n't fall apart nearer the time . |
| 27 | Plasma cortisol levels ( measured by high performance liquid chromatography ) did not fall significantly in the fluticasone propionate group , although there was marked suppression in the prednisolone group ( Table III ) . |
| 28 | WOLVES manager Graham Turner , desperate not to fall away from the Division One promotion pacesetters , looks set to move for Morton striker Alex Mathie . |
| 29 | The only minor consolation was that prices had fallen just after the war , though that situation was not to last long . |
| 30 | For years she 'd built up a protective shell around herself , a barrier against which the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune had bounced and fallen harmlessly to the ground . |