Sentence examples for hit firmly from inspiring English sources

the replay shows he was hit firmly in the groinal area.

Wyke was lurking on the shoulder of Ben Jefford and took his opportunity when the pass to the left-back was not hit firmly enough, holding off the defender and rounding the goalkeeper to give Carlisle the lead.

11.06pm GMT 21st over: New Zealand 52-0 (Fulton 30, Rutherford 21) Fulton slaps Broad for four, on-driving to the titchy spot in front of the sightscreen but he isn't altogether comfortable, tapping out a tentative horse-leg hello with his front foot and being hit firmly twixt bat and pad but bat first.

Rodgers spoke of "game management" and there was the sound of a nail being hit firmly on the head.

The coconut should be hit firmly but not so hard that you lose control of the knife.

Long before it was a No. 1 hit, firmly lodged in pop-radio playlists, it was an underground phenomenon, streaming from countless Web sites, through the shoddy speakers of countless PCs.

He hits firmly and accurately from the back of the court, bides his time and then sneaks forward to put away a gossamer backhand volley at the net.

If it bites you or someone else, firmly grip their nose and mouth and hold it shut for 15 to 30 seconds and hit them firmly but gently on the nose.

"I read it as left edge and my caddie [Pete Coleman] said, 'Hit it firmly'".

"Imam Khomeini hit back firmly against those who wanted to force wrong ideas upon the system," he said.

Don't push them so hard they "hit bottom" firmly; the shock is very wearing to the body.