Example sentences of "[v-ing] down [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supplies of sea trout , known as sewin in Wales , are increasing and bringing down prices to around £5 lb . |
| 2 | But the police lost out at Newforge Lane on Tuesday evening , going down 1– to Queen 's . |
| 3 | Cos that 's , we go to Newark then Grantham going down south to me mum 's we go all that way . |
| 4 | At home she 'd be doing a bit of shopping , gardening perhaps , or turning down invitations to the over-sixties whist drive . |
| 5 | But whereas caricature depends on paring down character to exaggerated essentials , acting conveys shades , nuances and inconsistencies . |
| 6 | Leasing actually held up well , shading down 1% to £10.2bn . |
| 7 | Older or maturer couples may face marriage more realistically and discuss their expectations before they marry , even laying down guidelines to be jointly agreed and accepted . |
| 8 | The ship 's engines ceased and the crew began throwing down ropes to a white man in a pith helmet who had emerged from one of the quayside offices . |