Example sentences of "falling [adv] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was symptomatic of a system going soft , falling apart at the seams . |
| 2 | Defence cuts , NATO falling apart at the seams as a near-bankrupt Great Britain trimmed her commitment back below the survival level and the other European allies stopped considering the quality of their defensive and offensive hardware and began worrying about sharing out the contracts amongst the EEC brotherhood instead . |
| 3 | Gazing blankly at the colour chart that was thrust into her hands , she felt as though she was falling apart at the seams , as though all the muscles and tendons that were holding her body together were snapping one by one . |
| 4 | Health service falling apart at the seams , and this the moment when , instead of attacking this awful government , a number of Labour politicians have decided to attack us , the trade unions who founded the party , and loyally supported the party through thick and thin . |
| 5 | We hope the human race will continue to exist for millions of years , and grow to more understanding but , in the year 2020 , the world seems to be falling apart at the seams . ’ |