Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackson lowered himself to the ground . |
| 2 | He summoned all the archbishops and bishops who were with him in Sicily and flung himself to the ground at their feet . |
| 3 | The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground . |
| 4 | Following through in a single smooth action , Manville threw himself to the ground and rolled out of the doorway on to the sidewalk . |
| 5 | Someone shouted : " Lie down ! " , and as I threw myself to the ground , I felt a bullet hit me . |
| 6 | Protesting , Geoffrey moved to one side as Bridget lowered herself to the ground . |
| 7 | Three times they lowered themselves to the ground in response to commands chanted by the minister of rites and all the time the musicians and singers banged gongs and drums and continued their strangely discordant chanting . |
| 8 | Standing on top of the wooden staircase she hurled herself to the ground , landing in a heap at the bottom . |