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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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fall
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Many of these local mills remain in name alone, having fallen into disuse and demolition.
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Because of the problems with false prophecy, the gift of prophecy itself eventually fell into disuse and sometimes disrepute.
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The National Association of Gay Switchboards has fallen into disuse .
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As a result there was water, water everywhere except in the Bath House, which fell into disuse and subsequently burned.
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The railway tracks were lifted in the 1960s, and the bridge fell into disuse .
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It was a commentary on heroism and how it has fallen into disuse .
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It seems that the procedure, just outlined, for the creation of new criminal offences has fallen into disuse .
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Many large-scale competitor data bases, especially those on mainframes, have fallen into disuse .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a result there was water, water everywhere except in the Bath House, which fell into disuse and subsequently burned.
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Following a period of disuse , its machinery and water wheel were removed.
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It was a commentary on heroism and how it has fallen into disuse .
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Now the workforce has shrunk to less than a thousand, and much of the plant is in disuse .
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The National Association of Gay Switchboards has fallen into disuse .
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The pattern is allowed to atrophy through disuse .
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The railway tracks were lifted in the 1960s, and the bridge fell into disuse .
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Through simple disuse and lack of feedback, she may stop conjuring up stories.