Example sentences of "brought down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleaned fittings , after disinfection , are re-assembled and the whole is left to air dry for a short period before the empty cabinet is brought down to working temperature and re-filled . |
| 2 | Something had to be done to tame this circuit , and it was … the " Ring " was brought down to size . |
| 3 | Gradually we are brought down to ground level , but not released . |
| 4 | Brought down to prose by Falstaff for a few lines of word-play , Hal leaves him with another line of verse , marking the difference of ethos between them . |
| 5 | ‘ We intend to have the barrier brought down to block off the car park at nights , ’ he said . |
| 6 | GOD 'S PROMISES ON THE BRINK and a hero brought down to earth with a bump |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Newcastle were brought down to earth when Brendan O'Connell earned Barnsley a 1-0 victory . |
| 11 | Brought down to earth with a bang , I sheepishly confessed , not yet aware that I had found my spiritual home . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | These valuations are way over the top and it is time a lot of these councillors where brought down to earth . |
| 15 | The leaders were brought down to earth in the Hanson Cup when Darren Crumpton 's half century steered Goodlass to victory . |
| 16 | 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 . |