Then there came, out of sight, from the front of the hall, the sound of someone falling, crashing backwards.

The car ahead of them squealed to a halt, crashed backwards across the road into a stone wall, and came to an abrupt stop.

A chair crashed backwards as one arose in anger and others followed.

He crashed backwards into the wall and the whole room shook.

The man crashed backwards to the floor, sprawling into the dining room with a violence that shook the furniture.

The body crashed backwards on to the pale green Wilton.

He followed swiftly as Roane crashed backwards against the bulkhead.

He crashed backwards on to the ground with me on top of him.

It was the Devil who crashed backwards, his bulk shaking the earth as he hit it.

Carter crashed backwards, and would have cracked his skull on the serving counter except for the men standing close by, who pushed him away.