Example sentences of "come down to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Fairfax — Fahfakhs — who was a big man in the government had come down to the little town where Tepilit was held .
2 ‘ If you 'd be kind enough to come down to the front door , I 'll explain everything . ’
3 However , setting this aside and taking parent-authorisation at face value , the high percentage of absent pupils came down to a small percentage perceived to be casual or persistent truants .
4 The high percentage of absent pupils came down to a small percentage of unauthorised absentees as the diagram shows .
5 Following these now disregarded signs of past activity along the old path , I traversed the hillside and came down to a crumbling stone sheepfold with the roofless remains of a shepherd 's hut built into one wall .
6 After making unsignalled turns and abrupt lane changes through Chevy Chase , and Bethesda , she blasted to a highly illegal speed south on the Beltway , ducked off it rejoined a few miles along and finally came down to a leisurely cruise through the Virginia countryside .
7 He came down to the front door with me .
8 Cathery also added : " Lewis and Cannon ( the branch secretary ) came down to the Central Office and I let [ them ] see all the books , cheque book , bank passbook etc. ; in fact all they wanted to see .
9 The Land Rover came down to the main road between Lochgilphead and Lochgair .
10 Are you coming down to the great burrow ? "
11 I had just checked into the hotel and come down to the sunken terrace when I saw armed men running in a crouched position by the swimming pool .
12 ‘ … unfortunately , ’ Michele went on , ‘ I have n't a clue as to where Lucia 's secret hiding-place might be , so it comes down to a straightforward search . ’
13 The hon. Member for Dundee , East called on us to promise a review , but that comes down to a running review and immediate flexibility .
14 And it comes down to a basic difference of approach to this .
15 The concrete spillway below the Loch Add reservoir comes down to a stepped slope above the confluence of several small burns draining nearby slopes .
16 Essentially it comes down to the age-old question which has tormented the rich as much as the fate of their souls : how do you have your cake and eat it ?
17 Again , it all comes down to the vocal thing .
18 Two miles further on , the A.890 from Loch Carron comes down to an improved junction .
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