Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] to 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 That usually brought him down to earth .
16 D'Arcy hated to bring him down to earth , but it had to be done .
17 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 .
18 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 ?
19 In a way , she brought him down to earth .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 A sharp knock at the door brought him back to earth .
23 But what else he could paint , other than trash for the tourists , brought him back to earth .
24 ‘ Ah , no ! ’ said Isambard , discerning his flight and plucking him back to earth .
25 To bring it down to earth , she ended with a pet joke phrase of theirs — ‘ tears before bedtime ! ’
26 and the idea is so you , you push it down to earth , you want it down to there
27 And do n't worry : Masha will bring us back to earth tonight .
28 Heads are shaking sagely and there is some lively discussion about whose round it is , before farmer Colin brings us back to earth : ‘ If we 're going to have a committee , we need a chairman . ’
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