Thus, nearly all the shells either went wide or exploded too soon.

He was walking home from school with his friends last October when the shell exploded.

A shell exploded near them, knocking him off his feet.

Another shell exploded, hi front of the car and slightly to one side.

There was a little shooting right before the shells exploded.

But the shell fell short and exploded on the slope.

A huge shell exploded into the corner of the building above the warrior's head.

The shell hit the deck of the other ship and exploded.

Everyone got down very quickly as another shell exploded in the front garden of a cottage across the road.

Two more shells exploded one after the other and half a second later it sounded as though a war had broken out.