Example sentences of "fell back on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fell back on the settee with a thump as the memories of the previous night 's activities came flooding back . |
| 2 | The rats fled and Corbett fell back on the ledge , chest heaving , sobbing with anger and fear , his eyes fixed on the grating , praying for dawn . |
| 3 | Then she fell back on the turf and stared at the sky until she deemed it time to go home . |
| 4 | He laughed longer ; fell back on the bed , chuckling still , and started to snore . |
| 5 | Then suddenly she was so exhausted she fell back on the bed and went to sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ Dammit to hell , ’ he cursed , letting her go abruptly so that she fell back on the bed in an untidy heap . |
| 7 | Then she fell back on the pillows . |
| 8 | He dropped the diary into the drawer , closed it and fell back on the pillows . |
| 9 | Isabel was so stunned that she nearly fell back on the pillows . |
| 10 | If Liz and Owen had n't had that accident , which brought us together to look after the twins , we might never have found each other again ! ’ she cried , feeling almost faint as she fell back on the pillows , hardly able to bear the thought of how narrowly they had averted a lifetime of unhappiness . |
| 11 | I was n't memorably arresting or amusing , and I dare say I fell back on the weather like everyone else , but it worked . |
| 12 | Giddy , he fell back on the rug . |
| 13 | Her arm rose , then fell back on the bedclothes , and she flinched violently . |
| 14 | Resisting the idea that results should somehow be ‘ doctored ’ to reflect such circumstances , the Group fell back on the suggestion that LEAs or governors might be expected to issue statements that would put the results of particular schools in the right context . |