Example sentences of "[vb pp] down to earth " in BNC.
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| 1 | She seemed to have come down to earth , leaving behind the soap-opera image that she had once appeared to be caught up in . |
| 2 | With a little sigh , a feeling of having come down to earth again , Merrill went to find Richard . |
| 3 | Almost dancing on air , Laura had barely come down to earth when she found herself sitting beside him in a small riverside restaurant . |
| 4 | ‘ I was very happy when I learned I had got a place at Oxford and my mum still has n't come down to earth yet . |
| 5 | I do n't think I 've come down to earth since the day I met her . ’ |
| 6 | The PC magazine market needs a reasonably priced down to earth mag so I hope your circulation goes from strength to strength but on present showing there 's a lot to do to get it right , Andrew H. |
| 7 | GOD 'S PROMISES ON THE BRINK and a hero brought down to earth with a bump |
| 8 | After Peniel , when for a night Jacob also , so unheroic hitherto , played a hero 's part , we are given more subtle comedy and another hero brought down to earth . |
| 9 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 10 | And all of them were astonished that the most glamorous member of the Royal Family could be so suddenly and publicly brought down to earth . |
| 11 | Newcastle were brought down to earth when Brendan O'Connell earned Barnsley a 1-0 victory . |
| 12 | Brought down to earth with a bang , I sheepishly confessed , not yet aware that I had found my spiritual home . |
| 13 | Irrespective of size , status or skills everyone was brought down to earth with a splash — the difference was that as Saturday 's play unfolded the seeded sides invariably proved to be the more adept in the art of ‘ aquaplaning ’ . |
| 14 | My initial perceptions of a college of further education might have begun on a lofty plane , but I was soon brought down to earth with a bump . |
| 15 | These valuations are way over the top and it is time a lot of these councillors where brought down to earth . |
| 16 | The leaders were brought down to earth in the Hanson Cup when Darren Crumpton 's half century steered Goodlass to victory . |
| 17 | Kevin Darley , heading for a record score this season after doubling his tally in the past 17 days , was brought down to earth in an ugly fall at Pontefract . |
| 18 | This modification will bring the signal output down to earth as you reduce the volume on the guitar and should , hopefully , eliminate your buzz . |