Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] on the ground " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to sit down on the ground . |
| 2 | He led them to within thirty yards of the unsuspecting deer , then motioned for Joseph to sit down on the ground at the edge of the plain . |
| 3 | Then it was I thought to look about on the ground near me , recalling that strange visit — had it happened ? — in the night . |
| 4 | High-tech weaponry has certainly kept down casualties during the air war ( it will have less ability to do so on the ground ) . |
| 5 | Supported by the Government Agent , Ridgeway refused to do so on the ground that it was commonly believed in the district that the men were guilty . |
| 6 | The relevant statute empowered the minister to set up such a committee but in this case he refused to do so on the ground that the complaint was unsuitable for investigation because it raised wide issues ; that if the committee upheld the complaint he would be expected to make an order to give effect to the committee 's recommendations ; and that the complaint should be dealt with by the Board rather than by the committee of investigation . |
| 7 | He felt something like battle-fatigue — a great desire to lie down on the ground with his hands over his ears and take no further part in the war . |
| 8 | The scope for an entrepreneur to get in on the ground floor and turn petrol stations into shops supplying parts and oils was obvious — to those with an eye for business . |
| 9 | Eddie Thorning and I saw a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor , and make money by gaining competitive advantage through an oil-and-parts offer to workshops and petrol stations . ’ |
| 10 | If you 're unlucky , you will be the only one to end up on the ground . |