Example sentences of "fell into a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amaranth fell into a gentle sleep at more or less the same time as did the bulk of Sir Teddy Taylor 's conference audience . |
| 2 | The Countess fell into a disapproving silence as a young and handsome British officer offered Lucille a low and evidently uncorseted bow . |
| 3 | A few days after the birth she fell into a post-natal depression . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 5 | In real time , an astronaut who fell into a black hole would come to a sticky end . |
| 6 | Following the discovery , described above , that the area of the event horizon increased whenever matter fell into a black hole , a research student at Princeton named Jacob Bekenstein suggested that the area of the event horizon was a measure of the entropy of the black hole . |
| 7 | So perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet . |
| 8 | Then he became dopey and fell into a deep sleep that lasted for several hours . |
| 9 | Feeling hopeful rather than confident , Kirov lay back on his cot and fell into a deep sleep . |
| 10 | I felt exhausted when I climbed into bed and I fell into a deep sleep from which I awoke next morning refreshed and happier . |
| 11 | His head fell to the side ; his cheek to the canvas of the deck chair , and his feet slowly slipped forward as he fell into a deep sleep . |
| 12 | Madame then settled back in her seat and fell into a deep sleep for the rest of the journey , full of good food and wine , and liqueurs , while Ellie stared back out of the window and tried to make some sense of all that had just been said , and all that had just happened . |
| 13 | It had taken Christina a long time to grow accustomed to the nocturnal sounds of the tropics , but she loved them now , and finally fell into a deep sleep , lulled by the incessant chirping of crickets , wind rustling the huge traveller 's palm outside the bedroom window , and the Caribbean sea breaking gently on the shore . |
| 14 | Soon Babushka fell into a deep sleep only to be woken by a beautiful golden light which came from a far corner of the stable . |
| 15 | Legend relates that while he was living in the mountains he brewed a hypnotic drink , and after drinking it fell into a deep sleep and dreamed strange dreams . |
| 16 | After tossing and turning for another while , Amiss fell into a deep sleep from which he was woken less than an hour and a half later by his alarm clock . |
| 17 | Health and Safety officials have begun an investigation after a workman fell into a concrete silo . |
| 18 | ‘ Betrothed ? ’ she managed , and immediately fell into a helpless fit of coughing which sent another stab of pain through her stomach . |
| 19 | He fell into a big flywheel . |
| 20 | While riding along he fell into a lengthy dispute with Molla Muhammad , known as Zeyrek , at this time probably muderris at one of the medreses which Mehmed II created by the conversion of churches after the conquest of Constantinople , which were , in effect , precursors of the Sahn . |
| 21 | One such band , Victim , made the break from their native Belfast and fell into a false sense of security by capturing a small time record contract with Tony Davidson's ' T.J.M. Label . |
| 22 | Left alone now , she fell into a troubled sleep and a dream in which her father was decapitating men in the back yard , and one of them was the nice young man whose name she did n't know nor from where he came . |
| 23 | They fell into a miraculous sleep which lasted until they were accidentally rediscovered 187 years later . |
| 24 | When he went to bed he fell into a dead sleep . |
| 25 | As soon as the rhythmic motion of the cart began Willie fell into a disjointed sleep . |
| 26 | He fell into a lively discussion with one of Hannah 's neighbours which was the precursor of an important ecological event Mike Prosser vividly recalls the occasion . |
| 27 | Some time later , with the storm still going on , Fabia , with her conscience overburdened with guilt , fell into a tortured sleep . |
| 28 | Corbett fell into a light sleep and was awakened by Ranulf with the news that the ferrymaster had returned . |
| 29 | She dozed and woke , dozed and woke and finally fell into a light sleep , only stirring when she heard a voice addressing her from what seemed like a million miles away . |
| 30 | He talked for a little longer then fell into a heavy sleep , and I left him . |