Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the ground " in BNC.

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1 Logging remains crucial to the economy in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Gia Lai and the bans are seen as being largely for international consumption , with little effort made to enforce them on the ground .
2 Huy stooped to pick something off the ground , that lay three-quarters hidden in the rough yellow grass that grew around the sides of the stone .
3 Swiftly she caught him under the armpits and heaved until she managed to persuade him from the ground .
4 Two of my other men came running over and they had to pin me to the ground .
5 She wanted to fling herself to the ground , to lie there with her body pressed against the purple glory .
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