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Meanings of falls backwards in English

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Usage of falls backwards in English
1
Campo then falls backwards into the frame, his body hitting the ground.
Reuters
2
Derek falls backwards to the ground, groaning loudly, crumpling into a ball.
Night of knives
3
She sort of falls backwards when I say this.
The center of everything
4
When the drum beat stops, everyone falls backwards, ends the chant, and launches the cone of power.
A Wiccan Bible
5
The striker takes a shot first time, stroking a shot into the bottom-left corner as he falls backwards.
The Guardian
6
The steed falls backwards on his rider with such violence that it completely breaks one of his legs.
Cliges: A Romance
7
He falls backwards over it, unintentionally pushing it against the shins of Bompas, who falls forward over it.
How He Lied to Her Husband
8
He shies from the road with a leap, the man falls backwards into the wagon, and the reins drop.
The Right of Way — Volume 03
9
When she sees them Veronica's legs give way with shock, and she half- falls backwards, sits hard onto the ground.
Night of knives
10
As the machine advances, the grain is cut and falls backwards on the platform, where it collects in a pile.
Obed Hussey, Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap
11
Pelé falls backwards like he's catching a cannonball, then rather absurdly grabs his left shin as he hits the ground.
The Guardian
12
'If he reels and falls backwards he will kill me,' she thought, but he did not fall.
The Trespasser
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