Example sentences of "not fall [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | — 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 . ’ |
| 3 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 4 | The minor planning applications do not fall into the Associations remit although Ruth Wilson keeps an eye on all that is going on . |
| 5 | The items of costs in the solicitors ' bill that Stamp J. was considering did not fall into the category of litigation costs . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | All items were dumped together ( in such a position as they should not fall into the water ) . |
| 9 | Try to do this early so they do not fall into the water . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It must not fall into the hands of developers , ’ said Mr Pritchard Gibson , 46 . |
| 16 | May we not fall into the temptation of thinking something is right just because we can get away with it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Do not fall into the trap of trying to write an introductory paragraph setting the situation in context ; you are not writing an essay . |
| 22 | You should not fall into the trap of thinking a fish bait is something special ; a bait of extraordinary properties that will tempt a super-specimen bream where others will not . |
| 23 | But do not fall into the trap of doing something I saw recently . |
| 24 | Now is a good moment to emphasize that however friendly and informal the interviewer is being you should not fall into the trap of overfamiliarity . |
| 25 | The public remains sceptical , but those who support the notion of satanic abuse say that social workers must not fall into the trap of believing it does not exist , just because it is difficult to prove . |
| 26 | It is important that the counsellor , observing the problems and deprivations within the group , does not fall into the trap of being more concerned with what he or she can do for the group than what the group can do for itself . |
| 27 | We must not fall into the trap of rejecting modern schools health education on the basis of the failings of highly limited interventions . |
| 28 | In fact , recent research suggests that average grain consumption per head in the village did not fall during the period : a vast amount of unused land was brought into cultivation and yields slowly rose . |
| 29 | The 159 galleries in Holland which had been selected to sell under the scheme , occasionally got rid of old stock by artists long dead , or even sold objects which did not fall under the category of works for which the system had been intended . |
| 30 | It does not fall under the strictures of Thatcher 's criticism referred to above . |