Example sentences of "[is] [adv] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The land is rented by William Emmett and all 60ha ( 150 acres ) is down to vegetables . |
| 2 | ‘ Well Brian , the lads done tremendous , but it is down to circumstances beyond my control . |
| 3 | Mr Nick Elliot , Darlington 's cycling and footpaths officer , said : ‘ The problem is down to loops not working properly and modern cycles have a high alloy level which is not being detected as easily . ’ |
| 4 | He knows if a lacklustre performance is down to individuals , or his tactics . |
| 5 | But these are only indirect duties of kindness since our direct duty is not to animals but to our fellow human beings whose objections to cruelty constitute genuine rights against us . |
| 6 | It is usually to relatives that the peasant migrating to the city turns for help in the new and frightening environment . |
| 7 | When the newspapers and television hold forth about football hooligans it is usually to members of groups like this that they are referring . |
| 8 | He 's off to Spurs . |
| 9 | There is more to mountains than crashing down them . |
| 10 | Not every physical attraction is sexual and there is more to eros than sex . |
| 11 | There 's more to demos than meets the covertape … |
| 12 | A lot of women here have said it 's up to women , it 's up to mothers |
| 13 | It 's up to women to change attitudes and if our protest makes one woman think , then it 's a victory . |
| 14 | It 's up to teams to exploit this opportunity . |
| 15 | The banks say the Phoenix survey is too small to be representative but insist it 's up to customers to check statements . |
| 16 | It 's up to mothers to try to change the next generation — I will be teaching my son to wash , iron and darn . ’ |
| 17 | A lot of women here have said it 's up to women , it 's up to mothers |
| 18 | It 's up to mothers to protect the youngest and most vunerable . |
| 19 | If that were the case then I would say to you that there must be some exceptions to it and the one exception I am particularly concerned with , and it 's up to others to bring forward their particular exceptions , is that of rural affordable housing . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's up to parents to make sure kids do n't eat them , ’ a company representative said . |
| 21 | But , it 's up to organisations like the ones we work for to respond to that and to not be doing the planning on behalf of other people . |
| 22 | Someone 's up to naughties . |
| 23 | It 's up to individuals to continue to fight for their beliefs after the trendiness vanishes . |
| 24 | That 's up to readers to decide for themselves . |
| 25 | He has made his suggestions , not statements , and now it 's up to readers to interpret them as they will . |
| 26 | And really it 's up to politicians . |
| 27 | It is up to citizens working together to initiate a long term process of communication , mutual support and joint action . |
| 28 | It is up to teachers — and also governors — to ensure that this does not happen . |
| 29 | It is up to builders and developers to examine registers and seek out the owners to make an offer for any sale in which they are interested . |
| 30 | ‘ We know there will be severe practical difficulties but it is up to farmers and auctioneers to make things work . |