Example sentences of "not fall [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Howard gets up and walks about the room with his coffee , smiling , and taking care not to fall over the furniture . |
| 2 | The anthropologist who goes about things in this hard way ought not to fall into the error of supposing that kinship is " a thing in itself " . |
| 3 | It is difficult not to fall into the cliche trap when writing about 1992 and the Single European Market ( SEM ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I told him to be sure not to fall into the wastepaper basket on his way out , ’ said Felicity , attempting to bury her parti-coloured face in her hands . |
| 5 | Robson is anxious not to fall into the trap which ensnared Alf Ramsey in 1973 , when England sought a draw in Poland with a team packed with defenders and lost 2-0 , but sensible precautions will be taken . |
| 6 | If one intends to exclude both direct and consequential economic loss , such as in relation to loss of profit , then it is important not to fall into the trap of drafting the clause to exclude consequential loss only , although exclusion of consequential loss is obviously an important element . |
| 7 | It is possible to miss this important point about pragmatism , however , and we should be careful not to fall into the trap . |
| 8 | Mozart wrote often to his wife , admonishing her not to fall in the baths , not to go out walking alone , and not to gamble in the casino . |
| 9 | He was proud that he , and others like him , had not fallen for the con-trick . |
| 10 | In the wild , even ripe pods do not fall off the trees ; they are opened in situ by squirrels or monkeys which suck the sweet pulp off the seeds . |
| 11 | — Ecclesiastes ; ‘ Doth the eagle mount up at the command / And make her nest on high … ’ — Job ; ‘ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father . ’ |
| 12 | Thus in Hieracium , and in many other asexual groups , the plants growing in a region simply do not fall into a number of natural kinds . |
| 13 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 14 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 15 | The items of costs in the solicitors ' bill that Stamp J. was considering did not fall into the category of litigation costs . |
| 16 | The key point is that if the knives are used for one purpose and do not fall into the category of domestic cutlery there is a case for a ban . |
| 17 | Wherever we live , be it within a stone 's throw of Sellafield or in an area seemingly unaffected by the dumping of waste , we must not fall into the out-of-sight , out-of-mind approach adopted by much of industry . |
| 18 | All items were dumped together ( in such a position as they should not fall into the water ) . |
| 19 | Try to do this early so they do not fall into the water . |
| 20 | Ma Pwa Sein , the stalwart headmistress of St Mary 's , Kemmendine , which had transferred to the Delta at the outbreak of war , was very emphatic that we should not fall into the hands of the Japanese . |
| 21 | One of these , the Colt Patent Repeating Pistol , he had been in the habit of using throughout the siege and it was now stuck uncomfortably in the cummerbund he wore round his waist ; he was anxious that the others should not fall into the hands of the sepoys if the Residency were lost . |
| 22 | It is unfortunate that the considerate father who aims to prevent his daughter becoming the victim of a faithless fortune-hunter or the testator eager that his possessions should not fall into the hands of his widow 's second husband rather than his own children should find that the trust he sets up may well bear double liability to tax , both when the funds are settled in trust and when they are paid out . |
| 23 | These committees were to work in concert with the police and with the KGB ( which , under a Nov. 23 USSR Supreme Soviet resolution , had already been given the responsibility of ensuring that food aid from abroad did not fall into the hands of speculators ) . |
| 24 | Around him the usual Massgoers , Benedicta included , watched fascinated as Athelstan urged the soul to go out to meet his Christ , whilst he , Athelstan , priest of that church , summoned God 's army to meet this unfortunate man 's soul ; they were to lead it into Paradise and ensure it did not fall into the hands of Satan . |
| 25 | It must not fall into the hands of developers , ’ said Mr Pritchard Gibson , 46 . |
| 26 | May we not fall into the temptation of thinking something is right just because we can get away with it . |
| 27 | While rejecting the detailed application of management approaches from an industrial or commercial environment into schools , we should not fall into the belief that there is nothing to be learned from such experience — for in the right conditions there is . |
| 28 | This support , however , did not fall into the president 's lap ; David Stockman regarded both Republicans and conservative Democrats as very suspect allies , unreliable when it came to budget cuts and with little stomach for serious tax reduction . |
| 29 | So it looks as if cameramen ( rather than the proposed cameramans ) will be able to get on with their work in the Gulf ; the beloved accent on abîme will not fall into the abyss ; and the whole affair will have been a non-événement . |
| 30 | Whatever the answer , do not fall into the trap of imagining that the impact of a flood in one of this year 's drought-ridden rivers will pass as quickly as the time it takes for the river to ‘ look ’ normal again . |