Example sentences of "it fall on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She nodded and sipped : he leaned his head forward and she brought the glass to his mouth : he finished it and she let it fall on a bush of discarded clothing as he swooped down with his hand , lifted her dress clear over her waist and then , as she struggled to help him , tugged it over her head . |
| 2 | ‘ If I deserve penance , let it fall on me . |
| 3 | It is the nineteenth of February , which one does it fall on theirs ? |
| 4 | Most of this falls back into the sea , as rain or snow , but 100 000 cubic kilometres of it falls on land . |
| 5 | Most of the time it falls on the troops from the sky , while they try to sleep in some half-filled trench . |
| 6 | The thick canopy of leaves and branches disperse the rainwater so that it falls on the ground softly and evenly , avoiding floods . |
| 7 | This is limited because the light from the l.e.d. spreads out and only a fraction of it falls on the detector . |
| 8 | It falls on Thursday ; and everyone is hoping that interest rates do so , too — by another full point to 7% . |
| 9 | The desire that he felt for Bowler , and which he admitted to David Tindle while this portrait was in progress , is made palpable in the finished work through the gentle , even pressure of the dusky light as it falls on the sitter 's head , hands and feet . |
| 10 | Following a shot of his diminishing body in black silhouette as it falls on the background roof ( the viewpoint is vertical from above ) , we actually see the other half of the matte itself repeat the action as his body falls , a diminishing form on a blank background — possibly a unique example of this type of effect and audacious even for Hitchcock . |
| 11 | It falls on the whole rheme or part of it ; for example , in John was appointed Chairman , the tonic accent will normally fall on Chairman : |
| 12 | Therefore it falls on all of us , all the time . |
| 13 | Thus if the goods are damaged or stolen this loss falls on the seller if it occurs before property has passed ; otherwise it falls on the buyer . |
| 14 | In one sense all indirect taxation is hardly equitable because it falls on the rich and the poor , like the old saying the rain , it raineth every day upon the rich and just and unjust fellow . |
| 15 | A rising or a falling tone is quite easy to identify , whether it falls on a single syllable or extends over more syllables in the case of a tonic syllable followed by a tail . |
| 16 | Erm always been lucky , especially when it falls on a Friday . |
| 17 | Whenever it falls on a Friday it 's always a very good birthday . |
| 18 | The only time it wo n't fall over you is when it 's full of clothes , but the problem is opening the door and getting the clothes in before it falls on you . |
| 19 | It fell on the stairs , knocking against the wall . |
| 20 | During the 19th century , however , it fell on hard times , and was turned first into a warehouse and then a restaurant . |
| 21 | Clearly it fell on deaf ears . |
| 22 | It fell on the floor and rolled towards Uncle Mick 's feet — and he promptly stood on it with all his forty-year police authority and his size ten boots . |
| 23 | Almost immediately there was a dull thud as it fell on the floor . |
| 24 | HAVOC : This tree wrecked three cars when it fell on London 's Victoria Embankment |
| 25 | This is the gentlest of expressions of authority , but it could scarcely be firmer ; and it fell on willing ears . |
| 26 | It is worth noticing that while the subsidy was levied on the income from land , it fell on the capital value of other forms of property and was therefore heavier for merchants and townsmen . |
| 27 | Sadly Mr 's proposal fell on a technicality , but I think he put his finger on something which I felt the assembly was , was responding to , that we are not finished with this issue and although it fell on a technicality about money , perhaps without making any addendums and motions we might er refuse this addendum and keep our minds on the baptism issue and hope that the Board of Practice and Procedure and the panel on doctrine will pick up the substance and the , the essence of what Mr was asking for and pursue this matter until as a church we can get it sorted out to the satisfaction of all the groups within the church . |
| 28 | It fell on a crowded school , and when she ran to the site from the High Street she could see some bodies still moving . |
| 29 | It fell on my legs and lap through the skylight , a lovely slow silver moon . |
| 30 | As he watched it fell on its side and began to thrash around with all four limbs . |