fall prostrate
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Many patients, under such circumstances, fall prostrate on the ground, losing their consciousness, and awake after a while as from a dream, without being able to remember what has happened.
From Modern Magic by Maximilian Schele de Vere
Mothers, with joy in their hearts and a prayer on their lips, saw their sons fall prostrate before the penitent bench.
From In the Midst of Alarms by Robert Barr
She was about to close the curtains when she was further astonished by seeing my lady rush into the dining-room with frantic gestures and fall prostrate on the ground before her son.
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
And now the pretended female was about to ascend the steps of the throne, when the Vizier commanded her first to fall prostrate before the Sultan.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by L. (Laura) Valentine
The pilgrims to Mecca fall prostrate on their faces, and the Sultan bows his head and touches his hand to his fez.
From The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Richard Harding Davis
