Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] on the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you throw a dead bird into the air it will describe a graceful parabola , exactly as physics books say it should , then come to rest on the ground and stay there . |
| 2 | But if you throw a live bird in the air it will not describe a parabola and come to rest on the ground . |
| 3 | Please thank our friend for the thought , but I prefer to stay on the ground ’ . |
| 4 | And if you refuse to go on the grounds of this silly prejudice against a man you have n't even met , just because you disapprove of the way he 's made his money , that makes you a bigot , Virginia Chester ! |
| 5 | Toxocara eggs have to lie on the ground for two weeks before they are dangerous . |