Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're bound down to slavery for fourpence a day . |
| 2 | Gradually we are brought down to ground level , but not released . |
| 3 | Alternatively , the targeted assets can be hived down to Target and all the other assets and liabilities of the transferor company can be extracted from it into a company which is to stay in the vendor group . |
| 4 | I do n't know maybe it may just be come down to sort of the individual theatres I suppose |
| 5 | Although the chosen noise should initially be loud enough to gain the baby 's attention , it should be turned down to background level after 30 seconds . |
| 6 | With the threat of war approaching , a Cadet Corps was formed and my Sunday school teacher provided the fifteen shillings necessary for the purchase of a second-hand uniform , which had to be cut down to boy 's size . |
| 7 | Candidates who exceed the quota are considered to have " too many " votes and must be cut down to size by having their surplus taken away . |
| 8 | If the stall occurs above about 500 feet , the accident can be put down to lack of awareness and poor stall and spin recovery training . |
| 9 | Above all , the evening 's success should be put down to music which never ceases to delight by the sophistication of its continuity , by its sheer inspiration . |
| 10 | In others of these theories the large basins are produced by bodies which come from beyond the Earth-Moon system , in which case the smaller number of large basins on what is now the lunar far side has to be put down to chance , which is just plausible . |
| 11 | It was , presumably , drafted and engrossed by persons of reasonable educational standard , and the eccentricities ( to modern eyes ) in the orthography can not be put down to illiteracy . |
| 12 | This improvement in standards can only be put down to cellar training . |
| 13 | It follows , then , that Warwickshire 's uncertain start to the new season can , to a large degree , be put down to absenteeism among these very bowlers . |
| 14 | Also , when you deprive your body of food , it prefers to derive the energy it needs from your muscle tissue as well as your fat stores — therefore any weight loss can be put down to loss of lean muscle , not just flab ! |
| 15 | D ) At 4.00 pm ( 3.00 pm — Friday ) all outgoing mail to be taken down to mailroom . |
| 16 | This figure understated the case ; much more land had been put down to pasture and the tenants had been forced to leave . |
| 17 | It begins with an attempted rape and a murder , contains scenes of spine-chilling horror when the murder victim 's marble effigy comes to life in the graveyard and then accepts its murderer 's invitation to supper , and ends with the unrepentant libertine being dragged down to hell by demons . |
| 18 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 19 | Newcastle were brought down to earth when Brendan O'Connell earned Barnsley a 1-0 victory . |
| 20 | The leaders were brought down to earth in the Hanson Cup when Darren Crumpton 's half century steered Goodlass to victory . |
| 21 | At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money |
| 22 | It will be based on Lamarclusm and other inarticulated ‘ internal ’ factors , with random Mendelian segregation being cut down to size . |
| 23 | That means that more and more elderly people are being forced down to income support or poverty line levels . |
| 24 | Poor attendances were put down to lack of big names . |
| 25 | When Arafat satisfied himself of the identity of the three Palestinians responsible , they were sent down to Tyre ‘ in disgrace ’ . |
| 26 | Larger particles can not pass through until they have been chewed down to size . |
| 27 | It will , because er in part , under compulsory competitive tendering , the pricing is driven down to rock bottom and below . |
| 28 | Cleaned fittings , after disinfection , are re-assembled and the whole is left to air dry for a short period before the empty cabinet is brought down to working temperature and re-filled . |
| 29 | What happened at the 13th is put down to fortune . |
| 30 | This means that fewer cereal crops ( such as oats ) are grown and more land is put down to grass . |