Example sentences of "[pron] be down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words of Rea himself : There 's no room for showbiz in my life ; I 'm down to earth ; I take all that fame with a pinch of salt . |
| 2 | Previously , in the eighteenth and seventeenth centuries , a man himself could dress and show how wealthy he was , and when man started going to work he had to wear a respectable , responsible suit ; he had to put across the image of honesty , of , you know , I 'm , I 'm a respectable man , I 'm decent , I 'm down to earth . |
| 3 | That field next to you 's down to sugar beet this year . |
| 4 | He liked Mrs Robson , he had become very fond of her : she was down to earth , and she seemed to bring him out of himself , but she seemed to be harbouring serious ideas about Maggie and him . |
| 5 | Big star who was down to earth |
| 6 | After that we 're down to emergency lighting , just the aisle lights and not much else for about four hours , then we 're in the dark . ’ |
| 7 | If we eliminate the name of the place as being the first word , we 're down to Centenary or Bramley then . |
| 8 | After the first turn it 's down to luck , the Fanatic could go anywhere , but the chances are you 'll either block the enemy or hit him hard for at least one more turn . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's down to restraint — we have it and the Americans do n't . |
| 10 | It 's down to client wishes |
| 11 | Now , it is down to interpretation i er er and , it , on your next courses you may do a more in-depth conditions of carriage quiz which will ask you to study the conditions of carriage at night and produce a bit more detailed answer in the morning , but we 're not gon na expect you to do that on this course . |
| 12 | For one thing he was down to half-pay and even more important , there were no little extras coming every week in brown envelopes . |