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Portland extended the lead to 96-90 after Travis Outlaw hit a jumper and Roy made a falling-down three-pointer.
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A colorful mess of sweet peas and hollyhocks swarm the trellis that leans up against a falling-down garage.
The Uninvited Guest Jane Hammons 2011
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My falling-down technique was pretty solid by the end of the day: Turn the board parallel to the bottom of the slop and pull up with my toes, digging my heels into the hill – which, for many, will just help them slow down.
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You also see the "brownfields" of rusted-out, closed factories, empty, falling-down buildings.
Dave Johnson: Trade Agreements Kill Jobs, Wages, Democracy Dave Johnson 2011
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I received accolades and applause from the falling-down wooden stands, although most of that appreciation was laced with laughter.
Terence Clarke: Baseball Dreams Terence Clarke 2011
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They were in fact falling-down drunk, owing to their fatigue and empty stomachs.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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I received accolades and applause from the falling-down wooden stands, although most of that appreciation was laced with laughter.
Terence Clarke: Baseball Dreams Terence Clarke 2011
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Reluctantly, he saddled the mare and, with one more backward glance, left her alone in the woods, sheltered by a few falling-down brick walls of a burned-out house.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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We put foam interlock tiles under the big rug in our basement playroom/library, and they make a good walking surface for tired limbs as well as a good falling-down surface (for Charlie anyway) -- cushier than standard non-skid liner.
mrissa: 2010: a not-very-carpeted odyssey mrissa 2010
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I received accolades and applause from the falling-down wooden stands, although most of that appreciation was laced with laughter.
Terence Clarke: Baseball Dreams Terence Clarke 2011
 
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