Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind had an icy tang to it : it swirled about them right down to their feet , disturbing any loose leaves it could find ; and for a minute or two its voice was the only sound they heard , until Charlie 's broke into it , saying , ‘ Well , do n't worry , at least about me . |
| 2 | And before Mala could lash at him again , he explained , and terrified me right down to my boots . |
| 3 | The girl , the lean teenager with W-shaped folds in the vent of her shut armpits , she would suit me right down to the ground . |
| 4 | Satisfied that it would bring them exactly down to the point he wanted on the starboard side of Lord Jim , he asked — " How do you feel about your husband ? " |
| 5 | And also they sent some of them away down to the u the n the army that was coming from the south . |
| 6 | Now this emphasis on focusing and honing everything right down to its simplest form can sound a bit like naked capitalism , treating rock ‘ n ’ roll as nothing more than a game . |
| 7 | In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut . |
| 8 | But the other was swollen and half closed , with a Technicolor bruise below it right down to her razor-sharp cheekbone . |
| 9 | when its like that it tries and pulls you down , and this is why there was an accident with a Wessex or something or a Sea King a while ago , where three or four people died , cos it just did n't get enough height and as , as it got to the top it just pulled it straight down to the ground , it could n't , it did n't have enough height to clear the circle |
| 10 | Followed it even down to the detail of Michael Banks not knowing his lines . |
| 11 | It may be that people are drawn to journalism because of this negativity — the chance to cut everyone else down to size to make themselves feel better . |
| 12 | I said , no , and she said oh I have lots of times , I only live at Manchester , you see , and of course , you had to go by boat you see , and I caught the boat train from Ipswich at eight o'clock in the morning and I got to Manchester at lunchtime about one and then went on to Liverpool and the train there took us almost down to the docks . |