He'd fought without letting his fear get the better of him.

But fear got the better of him, he neither heard nor saw anything more.

The fears of children didn't get the same attention then.

But it was only on Sundays that the fear got to me.

You need not let these fears get in the way of your travel plans.

From out there, the pain and fear couldn't really get to me.

Perhaps our own fears get in the way of reaching out.

Only at the very end did he let his fear get the better of him.

But these kept getting worse, and finally his fear got the better of him.

If he listened to her any more, his own fear would get the better of him.