Example sentences of "[pron] fell [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The various newspapers reported the bride as being anywhere between 30 and 70 minutes late : someone fell into the Grand Canal , but there were four different versions of who it was ; estimates of photographers present in the church ranged from 50 to 250 , and guests from 250 to 600 . |
2 | Anyway , I fell through the door as they opened up . |
3 | I fell through the door with Marius and immediately started talking to a former member of the British Parachute Regiment who had known some friends of mine . |
4 | Sat down and I fell through the whole of the chair . |
5 | I fell up the stairs running in my socks to clear it up . |
6 | ‘ I cut my leg when I fell off the motorbike . |
7 | ‘ I cut my leg when I fell off the motorbike . |
8 | Erm , I fell off the end . |
9 | I would be sitting then I get up and this pain would come through me ankle , right into this p remember I fell down the stairs , and this always was the weak bit ? |
10 | So Noel 's gone oh someone tripped me up , I fell down the stairs and hit it on the coffee table , right ! |
11 | When I went up to investigate it the floor caved in beneath me and I fell into the middle of all those nasty plants . ’ |
12 | I fell into the conservation trap again with a Sydney chiropractor concerning native , and non-native , birds in Australia . |
13 | Ducking under their grasp , I fell into the garden , staggered up , running already , dodging a flying kick from Ernest , and was away down the path . |
14 | I came into the room and it was full of smoke … and I fell over the mat … and no one noticed … and switched on the light … and the party was in full swing . |
15 | On my way out of the office that first day I fell over the only other disabled student in the college who was a wheelchair user . |
16 | Sometimes the slaps and punches were for real now , and my mother would cry up the stairs in alarm whenever she heard a sudden thump as I fell on the floor or bumped into the furniture . |
17 | Unfortunately , I fell on the gravel , severely grazing my knee and , what was worse , ruining one of my two pairs of stockings — nasty rayon objects which sagged at the knees and cost precious clothing coupons . |
18 | ‘ I fell on the bed to try to protect myself , ’ she said . |
19 | Another mountain of water came , pushed me up the beach , and I fell on the wet sand . |
20 | I taught her a new move and she practised it on me but she missed and got me in the and I fell on the ground . |
21 | I fell to the ground . |
22 | I fell to the ground in great pain , and the man and the girl ran into the woods as fast as they could , and left me . |
23 | I fell to the floor and crouched , Pike fashion , in a corner of the kitchen , covering my face with my hands . |
24 | I fell to the ground as Esmerelda left it forever . |
25 | I fell onto the settle , hit my elbow on the carved arm-rest , and drew in my breath to scream again . |
26 | I fell from the observance of the high rituals of Rugby League . |
27 | I remember very well from the moment that I fell from the boat and felt my feet strike some soft substance . |
28 | I fell in the brown water and fouled my frock , and the men never heeded , of course , but there was the devil to pay when we got home at night . ’ |
29 | ‘ When I was small , I fell in the water butt . |
30 | After I fell in the water butt . |