Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overshooting its intended target , the flare cartridge smashed into the bole of a tree on the far edge of the clearing , burst into blazing life and dropped sputtering to the ground , giving off clouds of acrid green smoke . |
| 2 | Behind him , the lift shuddered and began to descend to the ground floor . |
| 3 | They collapsed gasping to the ground . |
| 4 | He unhitched the side of the trailer and a quantity of logs fell clattering to the ground . |
| 5 | As you looked at her more and more insects swarmed on to her ; then , as the weight grew too much for the insects underneath to cling to her smooth skin , great black cakes of them flaked away and fell fizzing to the ground . |
| 6 | It fell writhing to the ground . |
| 7 | He , Harper and Smith had jumped to the ground when the fire started . |
| 8 | Wilkins said that he and the police constable had hold of one another and the officer had fallen to the ground . |
| 9 | A second later she had fallen to the ground , her hair covering her eyes so that she had only a vague impression of the man bending over her . |
| 10 | He said a man had taken a lunge at him and he had fallen to the ground . |
| 11 | The pace was slow as much of the lighting , chandeliers , etc , had fallen to the ground in the previous explosion and was difficult to avoid and run through . |
| 12 | When she got back to the bench she saw that she had knocked over one of the shopping bags when she had stood up and a carton of eggs had dropped to the ground . |
| 13 | The woman had sunk to the ground to avoid her tormentor , had clasped Sally-Anne around her knees , and was shrieking up at her , ‘ Oh , help me , help me , do . ’ |
| 14 | The male chimps hunted with spectacular success , catching a big colobus monkey , which they had to bring to the ground to eat , rather than remaining in the trees as they usually do . |
| 15 | The English clerk stood rooted to the ground , wondering whether to stay or leave , when a hand gently touched his shoulder and he turned to see John Benstede , his kind face wrinkled in an apologetic smile . |