Example sentences of "it [be] down [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It 's down to that individual is n't it ? |
| 2 | On the A Six O Nine there 's resurfacing on Road between Drive and Drive and erm further up the M One junction eighteen , it 's down to one lane on the southbound carriageway that is causing delays and there is a contraflow on the M One between junctions twenty one and twenty two in operation there in both directions . |
| 3 | And on the M forty between junctions one and one A , that 's the stretch between Denham and the M twenty five , the outside lane is closed in both directions , there also is some repair work going on between junctions five and seven , that 's between Stokenchurch and Thame , where it 's down to one lane in both directions . |
| 4 | On the M4 junction 4b to 5 , that 's the M25 Langley interchange , the inside lanes are closed in both directions for overhead cable work , and on the A34 just south of Newbury , it 's down to single lane traffic due to the roadworks between Swan roundabout and Sandalford roundabout but traffic 's not too heavy there at the moment . |
| 5 | Further along , between junctions five and seven between Stokenchurch and Thame , it 's down to single line traffic there in both directions for repair work . |
| 6 | On the M forty itself between junctions four and five , that 's the stretch between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , and at times , it 's down to single line traffic . |
| 7 | But until then it 's down to common sense . |
| 8 | So it 's down to hard work at the end of the day ? |
| 9 | And then it is down to serious show business with the climax on Saturday afternoon when the Expo champion is announced . |
| 10 | Aluminium , though usefully strong and light , is not very resilient to the resulting shear forces from this situation , so do n't overdo it with the adjustment ; if it shears , then it is down to major surgery to remove it . |
| 11 | It was down to one yard and 343 employees in August 1987 , although with new orders the work force increased to 850 at the beginning of 1988 . |
| 12 | I mean it was down to that kind of detail . |
| 13 | But it was n't entirely our fault ; it was down to bad management . |
| 14 | Only Paul McGrath held Villa together and even he admitted : ‘ It was down to bad defending . |