Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or if this is the whim of some trouble-stirring witch , you must beat her to the ground and punish her . |
| 2 | He rushed towards her so violently that Miss Fogerty put out her hands to grasp his shoulders before he should butt her to the ground . |
| 3 | Where they 'd steal your children if you did n't bolt them to the ground ! ’ |
| 4 | Two explosions in quick succession made me throw myself to the ground . |
| 5 | Unlike the runners or the cuistots , when carrying a wounded man the unhappy musiciens/ brancardiers could not fling themselves to the ground each time a shell screamed overhead . |