Example sentences of "[noun pl] were down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pointed out that on 3 March 1942 , his original recruits were down to three officers and thirteen men , and if brought up to strength they could be far better employed as a raiding force than as instructors for the proposed Indian units . |
| 2 | ‘ It all came to a head when we lost 3–0 to Derby and , if I 'm honest , all three goals were down to me . |
| 3 | Hours of work were falling — by 1900 most western European countries were down to about sixty per week for adult men — and social services and welfare legislation were becoming more usual . |
| 4 | Comparing like with like , Concept says that consolidated 1992 revenues were down to $62.5m from $71.5m ; its net loss of $11.9m was only a fraction of 1991 's whopping $107.3m deficit . |
| 5 | Britain 's most famous ticket-broker said he will defy all his critics and remain as chairman , and claimed his problems were down to the media . |
| 6 | By the end of 1923 levels were down to the best pre-1921 records for Saratov . |
| 7 | By 1955 export prices were down to world levels , a development which must have accelerated the scrapping of old plant . |
| 8 | The tiny protection parties for these three squads were down to 10 men through casualties before landing , but they led the way , stifling small arms fire from near the burning Forge de l'Ouest , then clearing an enemy trench in a skirmish round a dockside crane . |
| 9 | But many of his inventions were down to earth , as witness the Franklin stove which was a real energy saver , and provided comfort to the whole room , an early example of the ‘ Save It ’ campaign . |
| 10 | Numbers were down to 420,000 by January 1940 and , although there were fluctuations as bombing began in earnest , by the end of 1942 only 220,000 remained . |
| 11 | Duck numbers were down to 503 in eight species with tufted duck heading the list at 313 , twice the figure for last year 's May count , but there were only 46 shelduck whereas last year we found 121 . |
| 12 | It has taken eighty years for the red kite to recover from near-extinction at the end of the last century when numbers were down to four pairs in a remote part of Wales . |
| 13 | On Saturday morning it was discovered as Scotch whiskey was concerned there was a very definite drought , and stocks at the several bars were down to zero — a situation which no self-respecting Whitehorse citizen could tolerate for long . |
| 14 | Withdrawals were down to £6.42 billion from £7.21 billion in the 1990–91 tax year and were £2.9 billion lower than the peak withdrawal year of 1989–90 . |
| 15 | By 1957–58 only a quarter of male students were manual workers and men were down to 42% of the total student body . |
| 16 | Ross admits to being a little disappointed at the level of basic skills when he arrived , adding : ‘ A lot of the mistakes were down to the mental approach and lack of concentration , but , having said that , the attitude and determination of the players has been excellent throughout the season . ’ |
| 17 | On the contrary , I found it fairly positive to announce that complaints were down to one ( now doubled ) ; that in recession 1,266 entries were judged ; that entries came from all over the world ; that the system had changed in direct response to comments made by members . |
| 18 | The youngster 's display was the only plus in a 2–1 defeat ; Ellison missed a penalty when the scores were level , and Mitch Cook was sent off for swearing at a linesman ironically Pickering scored his first goal for the club when Quakers were down to ten men . |
| 19 | Attendances were down to one million per week . |
| 20 | The following term his average marks were down to 22% . |