Example sentences of "[be] down [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it had been down to that one offence , Daine would be in court for ever , kept on life support until the end of the trial , or until the judge ruled that enough medical alterations had been made to render the accused legally another entity entirely . |
| 2 | On these traffic lights been down to that football match actually cos it 's absolutely nose to tail right the way there right the way down here |
| 3 | looks nice , no burnt or anything , and I says ee it 's lovely is it , I said alright , would been down for this morning like and I says ooh come on then do n't bother when you get home starting making anything I says just say , let's ask for steak pies , so I says er can we have er two steak and kidney pies please ? , she said I 'm sorry we do n't , there is n't any kidney an all , I 'm glad there is n't I did n't want , well I 'd of eaten 'em like but I 'd rather have them without |
| 4 | Because the machine 's been down since last Thursday . |
| 5 | During the year the Nikkei Average index had failed to rise above the 26,000 mark , compared with some 39,000 at the end of 1989 , and operating revenues had been down by 23 per cent during the six months to September . |
| 6 | There was continued sniping about the March performance , with Rover , whose market share was down to less than 10 p.c. , claiming sales would have been down by 20 p.c. were it not for Ford ‘ buying market share ’ . |
| 7 | Thames Valley police caught one hundred and fifty four … that s down on last years one hundred and ninety nine . |
| 8 | On Merseyside thefts from cars are down to 16,251 and numbers of cars stolen are down to 12,992 an overall drop of nine per cent . |
| 9 | On Merseyside , thefts from cars are down to 16,251 and the number of cars stolen has fallen to 12,992 an overall drop of 9% . |
| 10 | On Merseyside thefts from cars are down to 16,251 and numbers of cars stolen are down to 12,992 an overall drop of nine per cent . |
| 11 | Already doorstep sales are down to half of total milk sales . |
| 12 | The first seven days of heavy fighting and shelling have caused a large number of casualties ; the Commando units in some instances are down to less than half strength . |
| 13 | Average hourly earnings in agriculture were nearly three-quarters of those in industry in the late 1940s ; today they are down to less than two-thirds . |
| 14 | When Dick 's lads are down to seven and a half hours which they are in the erm summertime , I mean we s the lads 'll come in I mean we ca n't pull them off now , but those lads 'll come in and clean up . |
| 15 | Almost a third of group profits are earned overseas , interest and tax charges are down on last year and gearing stands at 13 per cent . |
| 16 | They will point out , as you yourself have done recently , that despite the Boro 's Fortress Ayresome performances , attendances are down on last year hovering around the 15,000 mark . |
| 17 | IF charities are concerned because sales of their Christmas cards are down on previous years , they have only themselves to blame . |
| 18 | Grub 's up but prices are down in two culturally diverse London restaurants . |
| 19 | British Telecom prices are down by 27 per cent . |
| 20 | This shop 's takings are down by half , compared to this time last year . |
| 21 | and over one-year waits are down by 24 per cent . |
| 22 | This year the numbers are down by twenty four per cent . |
| 23 | The latest figures show that the number of crimes in the county are down by 0.2 percent … a small amount but heartening news after soaring crime rates in previous years . |
| 24 | Contributions to Scotland from the touring fund of the Arts Council of Great Britain are down by 19 per cent to £452,000 . |
| 25 | A quarter of all Japanese bank lending is secured on property , and values are down by some 30 p.c. from their peak . |
| 26 | Sex offences are down by 30 per cent . |
| 27 | When they lose , takings are down by 50 per cent . |
| 28 | I can confirm that my hon. Friend is right — over two-year waits in the west midlands are down by 31 per cent . |
| 29 | The Atlantic swordfish is at half 1978 levels , while breeding populations of bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic are down by 90 per cent since 1975 , from an estimated 250,000 to 22,000 . |
| 30 | Properties they say a few years ago are down by 25 to 30% , that with lower mortgage rates gives them a tremendous boost . |