As he sifted his fingers through her hair, several pins popped out and fell to the floor.
The pins fell from her hair.
A small pin fell onto the folded cloth.
When the key was removed, the pins fell part-way into the bolt, preventing movement.
They weren't in yet, there was still a door between, and a pin can fall on cartridge much quicker than a door can swing open!
The point had not penetrated, and the pin fell to the floor when Burnley touched the plush.
The pin falls out of the neck of the dress and lies unnoticed.
All the tiny pins fell within the boundary of his lines, all within the infamous triangle.
All nine pins fell, scattered as if they had been kicked.
The second pin edged clear of its seating and fell.