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fall in

verb
  1. To collapse inwards. (intransitive) · The heavy rain caused the roof to fall in.
  2. Of a soldier, to get into position in a rank. (intransitive)
  3. To take a position. (intransitive) · At that point, the Subaru fell in behind the Toyota.
  4. To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse. · On the death of Mr. B., the annuity, which he had so long received, fell in.
  5. To become operative.
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But bear in mind, that should there fall in your way anyone guilty of conspiring against the government, you will be so much the more bound to visit the offence with rigorous punishment, as it is known you belong to a suspected family.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 46 · C1
Would it be possible for me to inspect the train which contained the passenger who heard the thud of a fall in the fog?”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 14 · B2
The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £ 1,100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £ 750.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 52 · B2
A fall in childhood and a twisted spine, Mr.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 57 · B2

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