Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the second fragment had become detached at the same time and simply fallen to the ground where she had picked it up . |
| 2 | Each day each of us sheds 50 million skin cells which rise on the warm air produced by the body and then fall to the ground forming a trail like a microscopic paper chase . |
| 3 | The youth was approached by another man as he walked along High Row and then beaten to the ground . |
| 4 | The galaxies may continue to recede from each other but , under the influence of the Universe 's own gravity , begin to slow down and then start to come towards each other again — in exactly the same way , and for exactly the same reason , that a ball thrown into the air will slow and then return to the ground . |
| 5 | At the same time , the release ring falls free of the slotted tube and the sails collapse forward , so permitting the transporter to dump its effective lift , and then descend to the ground along the kiteline . |
| 6 | Many animals leap from bough to bough , and sometimes fall to the ground . |