Example sentences of "[verb] down to the [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We turned left , took a deep breath , and changed down to the very smallest chaining . |
| 2 | One of these is simply to reduce the 240 volt mains supply down to the much lower voltage required by the circuit . |
| 3 | No oceanographer , when Balboa first strolled down to the gently lapping waters on the morning of that day , he had no reason to suppose that the ceremony — which would involve him standing ankle-deep in the water , the better to annex it — could not begin on schedule . |
| 4 | He should pull himself together , buy himself a decent set of clothes and pop down to the Today ( sic ) for a shift in the showbusiness department . |
| 5 | If we were to construct a ‘ ladder ’ of non-fatal offences , starting with the most serious and moving down to the least serious , the offence of attempted murder should be placed at the top . |
| 6 | I went down to the straight away to the coal dealer and said , Take him a load of coal , and he took him . |
| 7 | After bathing and dressing we wander down to the surprisingly well attended dining room for Christmas lunch . |
| 8 | Finally , as the worst of the winter sets in , the goats move down to the more wooded foothills , where the trees moderate both the wind and the snow . |
| 9 | It 's success could be put down to the hard sell . |
| 10 | There was something about cutter work — glamour , adventure , battling the elements , or just plain escapism — call it what you will , but once you had experienced it you had great difficulty in settling down to the more prosaic existence ashore . |