Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sucked it and licked it down to size . |
| 2 | The illegal payments scandal brought them down to earth with a bump and down into the 3rd division . |
| 3 | ‘ Alcohol did me the greatest favour , which is that it brought me down to earth . |
| 4 | I took them down to Paradise Park for sexing . |
| 5 | That usually brought him down to earth . |
| 6 | His leadership is respected by all the rugby nations of the world , but a happy bunch of youngsters from Witham School brought him down to earth as they piled in yesterday at Twickenham . |
| 7 | In a way , she brought him down to earth . |
| 8 | It was the sound of a dull thud from the direction of the bedroom which brought her down to earth with shattering finality , icing her blood , freezing her to the spot . |
| 9 | One of the early theories about the causes of hyperkinetic syndrome put it down to brain damage , but research has failed to find any evidence of this . |
| 10 | His changed expression showed her that clearly , and she knew too he put it down to greed . |
| 11 | Shamlou put it down to war weariness . |