Example sentences of "[pron] fell to the ground " in BNC.

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1 I fell to the ground .
2 I fell to the ground in great pain , and the man and the girl ran into the woods as fast as they could , and left me .
3 I fell to the ground as Esmerelda left it forever .
4 He started to question them but Grannell ‘ flew off the handle ’ and attacked him , punching and kicking the officer who fell to the ground .
5 He hit her hard across the head and she fell to the ground crying loudly .
6 Losing her balance , she fell to the ground , and one of the wheels passed over her .
7 A choked cry escaped her before she fell to the ground , her legs no longer able to support her .
8 Then he moved , brushing past Ward , and at that moment Iris Sunderby reached out , seizing me by the shoulder and letting out a scream as she fell to the ground , pulling me down on top of her .
9 Clutching it firmly she fell to the ground her head spinning .
10 As she fell to the ground a second youth , also on a bike , snatched her handbag .
11 As she ran down the driveway of the semi-detached house , a shot was fired from an upstairs front bedroom and she fell to the ground .
12 He shed tears the way a flower sheds petals , they fell to the ground , lay scattered round his feet .
13 They fell to the ground .
14 They fell to the ground .
15 She walked across the clearing and prodded it with the gun till it fell to the ground .
16 Dick Turpin is claimed to have stopped here and according to Nevinson , Queen Elizabeth dined at the Whitefriars in 1565 , after which it fell to the ground .
17 It gave a last deep cry , its teeth closed on the empty air , and it fell to the ground .
18 The stool he was standing on broke and he fell to the ground .
19 But the other merely advanced , and when he came up , put out a hand to touch the lady , whereupon our hero struck with all his might at his heart , and the glass splinter entered deeply and he fell to the ground .
20 Garty 's legs collapsed and he fell to the ground , a twitching moaning heap .
21 ‘ They bowled , Fred hit it — and he fell to the ground . ’
22 Deputy sheriff Carlos Pedilla said : ‘ He fell to the ground and never regained consciousness . ’
23 He must have lost it when he fell to the ground .
24 He fell to the ground .
25 When he saw me , he fell to the ground and cried , ‘ Thank God , Your Majesty !
26 It hit poor Tom between the shoulders , and he fell to the ground with a cry .
27 He dropped to his knees and tried to scramble away but Julie hit him again , kicking him hard in the ribs as he fell to the ground .
28 They stood him on his feet and punched him mercilessly until he fell to the ground .
29 Poor Prince was seriously hurt , and as she watched he fell to the ground .
30 Then suddenly he fell to the ground , with blood running down his face .
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