Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the next thing I could be on to drugs , you know er , putting heroin in me arm , I could be doing anything . |
| 2 | But then as we played the 13th I thought it might just be down to Bernhard and Seve . |
| 3 | Mm and they should n't be ca n't , rather it ca n't be down to lack of contact I would n't have thought . |
| 4 | Profits for the six months to August are expected to be down to £8 million compared with more than £9 million in the same spell a year ago . |
| 5 | It th will then be down to goals scored . |
| 6 | Mr Wilkie , who worked in the Royal Army Educational Corps for 17 years , said : ‘ In some ways I can understand what Grampian Enterprise is doing because these days everything seems to be down to numbers . |
| 7 | Foreign currency sensitivity can of course be unaffected by geographical exposure ; it can be down to commodity prices . |
| 8 | ‘ You see , if she fails , it 'll be down to Jeff — and you . ’ |
| 9 | I wonder if Rose will be down to dinner ? ’ |
| 10 | It used to be down to Meadow Road . |
| 11 | Shoes now priced at £56.95 will be £26.95 , others at £72.95 will be down to £32.95 . |
| 12 | Mr Wendt 's take-home pay could be down to £828,345 against £1.1 million under the Tories . |
| 13 | ‘ I think we should be down to 1min 15secs or below . ’ |
| 14 | The only surprising thing about Hooker 's hit-single spawning album is that , after all these years , he can render the title track in a fashion that 's unbelievably fresh , though some of the credit for this particular achievement must be down to guitarist Jimmie Vaughan , who delivers an array of licks in a manner that must have Stevie Ray beaming way up in plectrum heaven . |
| 15 | ‘ You 'll — hmm — be in to dinner ? ’ his mother enquired lightly . |
| 16 | And it worried her too ( He might have had an accident — should I phone the police ? ) , almost as much as it angered her ( He might have had the decency to let me know he would n't be in to supper ) . |
| 17 | You see I 'd rather be over to Ireland |
| 18 | We 'll be over to dinner . |
| 19 | On the morrow I would be off to Donegal . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose you 'll be off to Colonel Murchison 's this afternoon with this weather and all ? ’ he said , with tongue in cheek . |
| 21 | Meg laughed , ‘ Bless you , no , chick , we 'll be off to Somerset in a few days . |
| 22 | Soon all were aboard and waving to those unfortunate enough to stay behind , and we would be off to Dymchurch or some other exotic foreign place . |
| 23 | After that you will be off to sea as one of the most important members of the crew . |
| 24 | Man of many guises Harry Enfield will be off to Europe , exploring the cultural side of his character on Channel 4 . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , then your outraged mother leapt into the car which was loaded with our luggage because we intended to be off to Urbino that morning , and apparently she decided on some kind of hara-kiri or felo de se , a consummation of our marriage devoutly to be wished but never performed . |
| 26 | Right lovely thank you Ah I suppose I better be off to work . |
| 27 | And after Junior Wimbledon for the under 18s he will be off to France in July for the European under-16s . |
| 28 | But both were kissed beside the black car then the green , and Karen felt a stirring of regret that she 'd be off to Aunt Jane 's and the lonely wind-blown beaches . |
| 29 | Airbus is building four A Three Forties , like this , to fly on Virgin 's long distance routes , in fact this one will soon be off to Hong Kong . |
| 30 | evening and they 'll be off to Glasgow for the weekend |