Example sentences of "he fall back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But neither does he fall back on the traditional liberal solution of improving educational provision , since he has no illusions about the difficulties of inculcating the civic virtues necessary for proper development . |
| 2 | Rattled , he fell back onto the truckle-bed in a welter of trousers . |
| 3 | He fell back onto the Buddha , dead again . |
| 4 | Reduced by that process he fell back into the void , the shrieking loneliness of the proud ego . |
| 5 | He fell back into the amphitheatre of his machines , sparks writhing from his crown to his chest and arms . |
| 6 | He fell back into the pattern of helplessness in the face of distress that he had been taught in the cradle . |
| 7 | He fell back on the settee with a thump as the memories of the previous night 's activities came flooding back . |
| 8 | She released him and he fell back on the crumpled bedclothes to stare up at her at first blankly . |
| 9 | Giddy , he fell back on the rug . |
| 10 | When he was told that what he had said was all very well but a bit negative , he fell back on the 13 wasted years that he has been in opposition . |
| 11 | This ritual having been accomplished , he fell back against the grass and took Cassie 's hand lightly in his own . |
| 12 | He falls back on the popular device for explaining why the working class fail to live up to what is expected of them — they are reduced to mindless automatons , responding only to right-wing media messages . |
| 13 | When he has not seen the man he has hoped to see , his long spine slackens and he falls back upon the red vinyl of the booth with his eyes closed and his foot shaking in a livid tic . |