Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [prep] earth " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of students , particularly from Beijing , were sent to undertake ‘ social practice ’ during the summer vacation in the hope that contact With ‘ real life ’ would bring them down to earth and give them a more realistic assessment of society . |
| 2 | The illegal payments scandal brought them down to earth with a bump and down into the 3rd division . |
| 3 | ‘ Alcohol did me the greatest favour , which is that it brought me down to earth . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps you could help Cook to wash up , ’ she suggested , bringing me down to earth with a bang . |
| 5 | He quickly brought himself back to earth before she gave him another dizzy spell . |
| 6 | Then shower — ‘ Acqua Fredda ’ , cold spray to tone and give elasticity to the skin and bring you down to earth . |
| 7 | A family just keeps you down to earth . |
| 8 | ‘ Even losing a goal is occasionally good for you because it brings you back to earth and helps you retain a sense of vulnerability . ’ |
| 9 | This roller coaster catapults you over 75ft into the air , then plummets you back to earth at 60mph . |
| 10 | It really does bring everything down to earth . |
| 11 | Kāli 's voice brought me back to earth . |
| 12 | Gently , making fun of me a little bit , bringing me back to earth . |
| 13 | Afterwards , when coffee was served together with delectable hand-made chocolates , Merrill tried again to bring herself down to earth . |
| 14 | In an effort to bring herself down to earth again , she said pleasantly , ‘ You never told me how you got into Woodline Design . |
| 15 | Even as she said it , Lisa was asking herself where on earth this display of indignation was coming from . |
| 16 | That usually brought him down to earth . |
| 17 | D'Arcy hated to bring him down to earth , but it had to be done . |
| 18 | His leadership is respected by all the rugby nations of the world , but a happy bunch of youngsters from Witham School brought him down to earth as they piled in yesterday at Twickenham . |
| 19 | This leads naturally to the splendid definitions of love in chapter ten as Rolle anticipates the disciple bringing him down to earth with a question : " You talk a great deal about love but what is it ? |
| 20 | In a way , she brought him down to earth . |
| 21 | It was the sound of a dull thud from the direction of the bedroom which brought her down to earth with shattering finality , icing her blood , freezing her to the spot . |
| 22 | At eighteen , in love with love , she 'd accepted his ring and walked on air until common sense had brought her down to earth and made her realise that marriage to him would be a total disaster . |
| 23 | Put her in a hole and stoned her and covered her up with earth before she was dead . |
| 24 | A sharp knock at the door brought him back to earth . |
| 25 | But what else he could paint , other than trash for the tourists , brought him back to earth . |
| 26 | ‘ Ah , no ! ’ said Isambard , discerning his flight and plucking him back to earth . |
| 27 | Later he confessed to me that he had been feeling a certain unease in the region of the colon ; when I asked him why on earth he had n't told me , he answered , ‘ I 'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies ! ’ |
| 28 | When I was making runs at Leeds Graham Gooch came up and asked me how on earth I was batting so well on that pitch . |
| 29 | To bring it down to earth , she ended with a pet joke phrase of theirs — ‘ tears before bedtime ! ’ |
| 30 | and the idea is so you , you push it down to earth , you want it down to there |