1.   My comparative lack of basic talent came home to me on the practice ground before the first round of the Amateur.

2.   In the lee of this wall they crouched, horses tethered, weapons on the ground before them.

3.   Gala won the ruck and Lawson made some ground before belting the ball up the middle of the field.

4.   Fitzormonde placed the goblet on the ground before him.

5.   Blair said he had urged Clinton to settle the case and, according to a participant, informally met with utility officials to prepare the ground before talks began.

6.   A sacramental cowskin was spread on the ground before the door.

7.   A spokesman for Interior Secretary Gale Norton added that the administration plans to spend money first on existing facilities on historic grounds before building new ones.

8.   Dad walked the grounds before the match but left during it and returned afterward.

9.   Farmers often spill sake on the ground before planting to appease the god of the rice field and assure a good harvest.

10.   Every president plants a tree on the grounds before leaving.