Example sentences of "flat on your face " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But many years ago , a wise old man said fall in love and you may fall flat on your face , but pick yourself up and rush towards the next one , knees bleeding , face bruised , arms open , heart on fire . ’ |
| 2 | The whole flat , and the garden , within a very short space of time , was wired for sound and you would come in , perhaps in the middle of the night , and fall flat on your face over and leads and God knows what . |
| 3 | Glamorgan is way up on Devil 's Peak , and the sight of misty blue clouds hovering over its rocky peaks , so low that you feel that you could touch them , is so awe-inspiring that one feels all it needs is God 's voice thundering from the sky to make you fall flat on your face and worship . |
| 4 | ‘ And fall flat on your face ? ’ |
| 5 | Flat on your face in the market place |
| 6 | Those steps down to the set can be daunting — I think it 's everybody 's nightmare , stepping out and falling flat on your face . |
| 7 | The first one is called geometrical isomerism in some books not that you ever read , will read any chemistry books but just in case you stumble over one day and fall flat on your face and there happens to be a chemistry text book open and you ha , just happen to read one or two of the words as you go unconscious and in Matthew 's case if you wake up ! |
| 8 | Or do you like falling flat on your face ? ’ |
| 9 | How about if your clothes and fall flat on your face ! |