He is 36 and has taken a beating over the years.

One is the national park system, which has taken a beating.

But in the past seven months he has taken a beating.

Many of these seem to have taken a beating in the last few days.

In later years, he found other ways to make sure his body took a beating.

I know your poor old mind has taken a beating, but I'm here with you now and you'll soon be fine again.

A man who'd taken a beating because he'd married the wrong kind of girl.

He can take a huge beating and still be able to fight.

In some ways, he took a beating by being on the stage with me.

"Nothing should be able to take a beating like that."

This made it almost certain that they would come to grief.

It was on the rock of local feeling that the King's plan came to grief.

What I'm really concerned about is if you come to grief on this mission.

Taken together, they help to explain why the student movement came to grief.

Just about everyone came to grief in the end, including a few who thought they were going to save the Tower.

He is also the one character who comes to grief.

You have come to grief, certainly, but a murder charge?

But without any light they would soon have come to grief.

It is a tragedy for all the young women who come to grief.

Some came to grief but many made a go of it.