"He took a bad spill, but I think he'll be all right."

Such things were seldom mentioned by the lawyers and accountants who dealt with the fallout from the nation's worst spill.

Leading by almost six lengths, they took a bad spill and Peter's arm was cut.

She endured several other bad spills, breaking her hands at one point, and sometimes, for a forgettable period, her spirit.

She has just taken a bad spill in her home while trying to dust the living-room buffet.

That looked like a bad spill from my seat.

It was probably the worst spill in the area for a decade.

"You've had a bad spill and those bums are nasty."

Jill Trenary took a bad spill at the beginning of her program.

On 7 December 1892 the 70 years old officer died due to adverse effects after a bad spill from his horse.