Example sentences of "fall for that [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I know that 's what Mueller 's always wanted , but Nate and the Executive Committee would never fall for that bloody empire-building game ! |
2 | You did n't fall for that ludicrous theory — advanced , if I recall correctly , in the Sunday Telegraph — that Punch died when it was deserted by the nation 's finest cartoonists ? |
3 | I 'm glad I did n't fall for that hazardous country gesture of spontaneity , as glib as whistling . |
4 | ‘ I could n't believe you fell for that total fairy-tale of me wanting to get my hands on Swift Investments ! |
5 | ‘ And you fell for that old trick . ’ |