Example sentences of "[adv] on the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | She became bogged down by the very size of the country , the lengthy supply lines , her inability to have her army spread thickly on the ground , the increasingly effective guerilla warfare waged by the Chinese communists , as well as by debilitating rivalries within the Japanese army itself . |
| 2 | The IBA , with an over-abundance of legal caution , did cut such references from a Labour Party political broadcast , apparently on the ground that the broadcasters might be deemed " malicious " if their dominant motive was to win votes for themselves rather than to inform the public of the truth about persons standing for public office . |
| 3 | It is claimed that after decay of the soft tissues , small mammal bone does not survive exposure for long on the ground , becoming soft and disintegrating within one year ( Voorhies , 1969 ) . |
| 4 | In these days of double-glazing and central heating it quite quickly exceeds safety levels , especially on the ground floor where it can be trapped beneath the floor boards . |
| 5 | We 're amazed that we can hear the people downstairs , cos we can hear them like , you know , if you hear somebody above you , walking here dong dong dong dong , above , you can hear it for some reason , below on the ground floor . |
| 6 | I could feel the blast on my back as I was pitched forward , landing face down on the ground unable to move and gasping for breath . |
| 7 | Letting out a shriek , she races towards them and thumps down on the ground . |
| 8 | Then he sat down on the ground and quickly removed his shoes and socks . |
| 9 | I was lying face down on the ground . |
| 10 | When the Headmaster showed him around parts of Hardside he put little pieces of cloth down on the ground and stood on these to protect his shoes . |
| 11 | If the bird keeps struggling , it will be clawed and bitten repeatedly by its captor , but if it lies still the cat may then make the mistake of putting it down on the ground and releasing it from its jaws . |
| 12 | Down on the ground matters are very different . |
| 13 | As arranged , the front rank of Covenanters were ordered to be steady , aim , fire and lie down on the ground . |
| 14 | When you 're five flights down on the ground again you re only really conscious of the high brick wall opposite , and the noise . |
| 15 | Then we wrapped ourselves in every bit of clothing we could find and lay down on the ground to get some sleep . |
| 16 | When I did spot the kestrel , I would sit down on the ground or the nearest bench and gaze in amazement . |
| 17 | As an example , whoever feeds the dog should always insist that it sits before placing the bowl down on the ground . |
| 18 | Down on the ground the first thing to be heard is a distant squeal , and a sharp-sighted man might just discern a black dot like a bird high in the sky . |
| 19 | The excitement was very high , and the pressure of the other chimpanzees in the tree forced him down on the ground , where he was greeted by the screaming females . |
| 20 | To the left of this doorway , right down on the ground , is an arched opening known as ‘ The Cagots ’ window' , this having been , so one story claims , the window through which the Cagots , who were not allowed into the church , could hear the mass . |
| 21 | When I came back here I was down on the ground , looking for gold , I could n't find it . |
| 22 | At last she found her way out of the pool and sat down on the ground . |
| 23 | Estella put some bread and meat down on the ground for me , like a dog . |
| 24 | I lay down on the ground and looked through the windows , right into the King 's rooms . |
| 25 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 26 | I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot . |
| 27 | She had to sit down on the ground . |
| 28 | Then he went down on the ground on his hands and knees , like a baby . |
| 29 | He led them to within thirty yards of the unsuspecting deer , then motioned for Joseph to sit down on the ground at the edge of the plain . |
| 30 | I mean what what sort of things happen down on the ground ground level ? |