Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to his death " in BNC.
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| 1 | Georgia Griffiths sold L-S-D to friends of a student who later leapt to his death from a window , believing he could fly . |
| 2 | Prince Charles was nearly swept to his death when an avalanche in March 1988 claimed the life of his friend Major Hugh Lindsay , 34 , at Klosters , Switzerland . |
| 3 | That this can give rise to erroneous inferences with potentially disastrous consequences is shown when Lok nearly falls to his death over a cliff because he smells smoke . |
| 4 | He probably went to his death without once seeing Clara in this state ! ’ |
| 5 | He was not to make another attempt , later tragically falling to his death from nearby Cousin 's Buttress . |
| 6 | Common report now believes that Alexander III , King of Scotland , accidentally fell to his death from Kinghorn Ness on 18th March 1286 . |