Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] to the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I went to the front of the house and saw the dogs catch up with him and knock him to the ground . |
| 2 | Did he tear an apple off the tree and smash it to the ground ? |
| 3 | Joseph watched Tran Van Hieu 's father lower himself to the ground with difficulty for the third time . |
| 4 | They would also mingle with unwary humans for spite , selling jewellery and magic cloth at the village fete — when the purchaser leant to pick up the item , the fee would twist his arm and fling him to the ground . |
| 5 | She heard a muttered curse , she saw a shadow across the french window at the end of the room , she felt someone catch her round the waist and drag her to the ground . |
| 6 | Release me and restore me to the ground ; |
| 7 | ‘ You run and stumble and I bear you to the ground . ’ |
| 8 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 9 | The best way to deal with them is to unbalance them , trip them and throw them to the ground . |
| 10 | The plan was simple : run up , jump on to Kong 's back , pull him off the fallen Godzilla , throw him to the ground and then — well , we were n't sure what to do then , but we would think of something . |
| 11 | I saw the creature jump at Sir Henry and throw him to the ground . |
| 12 | When the claimant was a relative or friend , the first reaction after the hugs and kisses was to take hold of the label round the child 's neck , tear it off and throw it to the ground . |