Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] have fallen to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of my theories have fallen to pieces , including the nine-nation European Common Market being the ten-horned beast , with the Vatican , of course , being the tenth state . |
| 2 | In the pre-campaign week , the effect of political interest on public awareness of Thatcher and Kinnock was 36 per cent and 45 per cent , respectively ; but by the last fortnight of the campaign its effect had fallen to 17 per cent and 20 per cent respectively . |
| 3 | By 1989 its share had fallen to 13% , reflecting the diminishing importance of the manufacturing sector to the UK economy . |
| 4 | She hurried after Garry , and Roman strode after her , leaving Claudia standing in the middle of the garden feeling as if her world had fallen to pieces round her . |
| 5 | His companion , who 'd attempted to interrupt before , successfully did so now : it was no use trying to have a conversation with him because his deaf-aid had fallen to pieces . |
| 6 | By early 1981 our support had fallen to below 30 per cent and as the months went by it plummeted even further to reach 23 per cent at the end of the year . |