Example sentences of "himself to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground . |
| 2 | Then he goes forward , as he must , to meet Esau himself , ‘ bowing himself to the ground seven times ’ as he goes . |
| 3 | When God appeared to Abraham in the guise of three strangers in need of hospitality , Abraham greeted them by bowing himself to the ground once ( 18.2 ) . |
| 4 | The father jumped out of his car and began to run to where his son had thrown himself to the ground . |
| 5 | Following through in a single smooth action , Manville threw himself to the ground and rolled out of the doorway on to the sidewalk . |
| 6 | He summoned all the archbishops and bishops who were with him in Sicily and flung himself to the ground at their feet . |
| 7 | Sikes quickly tied the rope around the chimney , then began to tie the other end around himself , ready to lower himself to the ground behind the house . |
| 8 | Jackson lowered himself to the ground . |
| 9 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |