He promised that no harm would befall her. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
New developments in the Plame case are promising -- for those who would like to see justice 'befall' the Whitehouse thugs. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: A Tug On The Noose Around the Whitehouse's Neck] Reference
Not suspecting, hot blooded, what is to befall them. From Wordnik.com. [profession: reporter] Reference
Be careful no evil befall her, or thou wilt suffer. '. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
They were afraid that if they came, some misfortune would befall them. From Wordnik.com. [After A Life Of Slavery] Reference
In 2004, he warned his colleagues the same fate could befall the United States. From Wordnik.com. [West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd Dies At 92] Reference
Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
If, on the other hand, aught should befall us ahead, a night-hawk will cry once. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
And taking again the twelve, he began to tell them the things that should befall him. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 48: Mark The Challoner Revision] Reference
That fate could now befall the hundreds of plaintiffs who have filed cases against BP. From Wordnik.com. [BP Suit's Complex Legal Structure Scrutinized] Reference
The ton of concrete that fell on the head of the music industry can also befall movies. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion: Copyright And Creativity] Reference
"Right, right," said Maulear, "no danger shall befall you while enfolded in these arms.". From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
They see SoHo's transformation as a tragedy that could befall any major city's art district. From Wordnik.com. [There Goes The Neighborhood] Reference
Her conversation dwelt, dully, on fates that could befall you; beatings, twistings, flayings. From Wordnik.com. [Hilary Mantel Comma] Reference
What happens is not only fear for one's future, but fear that some atrocity will befall us again. From Wordnik.com. [Turkey and the EU] Reference
And as Call discovers most painfully, nothing more tragic can befall a man than to outlive his time. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Writer At Home On The Range] Reference
She knew that her prayers, and those of Abraham, had been answered, and that no harm would befall her. From Wordnik.com. [Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends] Reference
Taking her then towards the door of the corridor, he said: "Come, come, no danger can befall you here.". From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
No sooner do those Philistines cart off the box than plagues befall them -- a plague of mice, for example. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie Tarico: God's Emotions: Why the Biblical God Is So Human (Part 1)] Reference
For what greater sorrow could befall me than this, to hear such base charges in relation to such a father?. From Wordnik.com. [The Orations of Lysias] Reference
This is an indication that many troubles will befall you, and your courage will be tested in meeting them. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
Yes, it was yet another terrible catastrophe to befall the Kennedys, but must perspective also be a casualty?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
"Yes, Jim, if some misfortune does not befall you, like a long sickness in the family, or an accident to you.". From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
He only had it in case of emergencies, but what trouble could possibly befall him en route to a used bookstore?. From Wordnik.com. [Free Time] Reference
And now, behold, being bound in the spirit, I go to Jerusalem: not knowing the things which shall befall me there. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts The Challoner Revision] Reference
Downhearted, worn out by a night of misery, indifferent to all that might befall me, whether for good or for evil. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 32: Daniel The Challoner Revision] Reference
But perhaps the worst misfortune that can befall someone desperate to star in their very own tragedy is to be upstaged. From Wordnik.com. [The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson] Reference
Oh, if he could just crawl off some where -- some place where everyone would Let him alone and where no harm could befall him!. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
Just now it seemed to him that the opportunity to play in the big game would be about the worst calamity that could befall him. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
Fathers like José María Hernández, from Morelia, shudder when they think about the fate that could befall their own daughters. From Wordnik.com. [The Audacity Of Dope] Reference
Hyperinflation is the worst economic malady that can befall a nation, wiping out the value of money, savings, assets, and thus work. From Wordnik.com. [Is This The End Of Inflation?] Reference
This shall befall them for their pride: because they have blasphemed, and have been magnified against the people of the Lord of hosts. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 41: Sophonias The Challoner Revision] Reference
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