Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [verb] down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I 'd better be getting down to the bus … |
| 2 | This improvement in standards can only be put down to cellar training . |
| 3 | It can only be put down to the ravages of drink ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ You 'd best be getting down to those hens of the old lady 's , ’ he said to Philip . |
| 5 | I do n't know maybe it may just be come down to sort of the individual theatres I suppose |
| 6 | Granted the rich diversity of the phenomena of the biological world , a disagreement over results can generally be put down to differences between animals ( ‘ species or strain differences ’ , for instance ) or to subtle alterations in experimental conditions , and can therefore be fudged or ignored . |
| 7 | Although the long list of available versions of Mahler 's various symphonic off-spring can usually be whittled down to a shortlist without too much difficulty , the situation regarding praiseworthy recoding of the Third has almost reached saturation point . |
| 8 | The qualities of the Queen of the Night , as with the other eight archetypes , can be discovered in a variety of personal and cultural contexts ; none of the Nine can ever be pinned down to one final form . |
| 9 | Their victory can also be put down to the lack of a co-ordinated attack by the Whites . |
| 10 | If this were an isolated case , it might simply be put down to an individual health authority overreacting to public embarrassment . |