Example sentences of "[adv] down to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The top half of it slides down over the bottom half so that it can be lowered right down to table-top level when a debate is going on and a speaker is sitting down . |
2 | But police say that was only down to good fortune and not good driving . |
3 | It could be just down to good digestion and calm dreams , of course ; but I take it as a sign of happiness . |
4 | if if you remember we we kept the annual report bit , the financial bit just down to one side . |
5 | Such a pond would be extremely difficult to filter and the reason why your fish did well in it was undoubtably down to low stocking levels and a balanced plant population . |
6 | He 's trotted away down to deep square leg and Trevor Ward the Kent batsman there with a large drink for him . |
7 | The huge increase is partly down to last year 's introduction of the finger-shaped crumpet , the first non-circular one since they first tickled English taste buds in the Middle Ages . |
8 | On the M forty between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , the road 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow system operating for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , and that is also down to single line traffic at times ; so that could delay you a little . |
9 | The M forty itself between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , there are two narrow lanes in both directions and a contraflow running for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , there 's also down to single line traffic at times . |
10 | This area is purely down to personal choice with a variety of rucksacks and boxes on offer . |
11 | And Tottenham 's clever campaign to save the club is now down to one man Venables and his business expertise . |
12 | NCPR 's corps of secretaries was now down to one woman , a middle-aged Italian with a moustache . |
13 | The secret of that film 's success was the realistic merging of the cartoon world and live action — an achievement that was once again down to clever computer effects at Industrial Light and Magic . |
14 | Cause : Almost certainly down to poor water quality : check your filter , and test for ammonia , nitrite and ( if you have recently performed a significant water change ) chlorine/chloramine from the mains . |