Sentence examples for fire shelling from inspiring English sources

Shortly after the rebels arrived at a cluster of abandoned buildings that had been a Qaddafi defensive position and resupply point, the mortar crew opened fire, shelling the rebels effortlessly as they milled about.

Every long-gone old wife, who sat by the fire, shelling chestnuts for the littl'uns, and spinning her tale through the long, dark winter evening, would know what Rego means.

While the brigade was reorganising, Ottoman guns further north opened fire, shelling both captors and captives alike.

A surge of rocket fire, shelling and air strikes has killed more than 500 people since Sunday night, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

For instance, about 44% of disabled participants reported exposure to combat situation (explosions, artillery fire, shelling and landmines) compared with about 20% among non-disabled participants (χ = 46.69 for "Moderate-to-severe disability", P < 0.01).

The finding that exposure to combat situation (explosions, artillery fire, shelling and landmines) was reported more frequently among the disabled participants ("Moderate-to-severe disability" and "Severe disability") may indicate that they had become disabled as a consequence of the war.

In December, the North threatened to fire shells into the disputed waters to enforce its claims.

The advantage was that the gunners could fire shells to explode over troop positions, showering them with deadly shell fragments.

In December, it threatened to fire shells into the waters as a way to enforce its claims.

WERE it not for Indian guns that sometimes fire shells into villages near the Kashmir border, the Sialkot district would be one of Pakistan's most desirable.

The tanks fire shells, machine guns spray bullets and the demonstration ground almost disappears in clouds of smoke.