Example sentences of "and [verb] it to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he tear an apple off the tree and smash it to the ground ? |
| 2 | He and Buccleuch then went to Hector of Hardlaw 's house and burned it to the ground . |
| 3 | Then , with a sudden change of mood , he shouted , ‘ Well , I 'm not going to be spied on any longer ! ’ and dashed it to the ground . |
| 4 | Fifteen years earlier Philip 's troops had attacked his father 's village and razed it to the ground , wiping out in one night Eudo 's brothers and sisters , as well as his young wife and child . |
| 5 | When the claimant was a relative or friend , the first reaction after the hugs and kisses was to take hold of the label round the child 's neck , tear it off and throw it to the ground . |