Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] down to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a time the circuit should settle down to a state in which the usual combinations of inputs to the cell are relatively ineffective , while any unusual combination can still set off a strong response . |
| 2 | Exposed for a long time to moist , saturated , air timber might settle down to a moisture content of 22 per cent or 23 per cent . |
| 3 | to there hiatus , hiatus hernia , ooh terrible you 're stitched all inside ooh it 's like you could sit down to a beautiful tea tonight and enjoy it and then you could sit down to your breakfast in morning , one bite and that was you finished |
| 4 | And then , if everything ran true to form , the undamaged clays would sail down to a landing somewhere out of sight . |
| 5 | If it were n't , the star would collapse down to a certain size and then stay like that . |
| 6 | Moreover , as Hirst has suggested , it is not by any means certain that more knowledge in itself would help ; disagreement among supposed experts suggests that in fact we are comparing differing practices , differing values , differing approaches , and that in the end we shall come down to a series of judgements in which personal preferences will play their part . |
| 7 | He would settle down to a contented programme of long walks , daily spells of observation in the Britches , and some leisurely reflection on work projects for his pupils next year . |
| 8 | Perhaps an article on Sterlets , with pictures , might interest more people and with the increased interest perhaps in time the price will come down to a more realistic level . |
| 9 | I wonder if we will get down to a workforce of zero if that is as competitive as we can get . ’ |
| 10 | If they are less than about twice the mass of the sun , they will eventually stop contracting and will settle down to a stable state . |
| 11 | Like a sea-anemone it will close down to a blob if touched , and it feeds on small organisms which brush past its tentacles , by shooting out special poisonous threads to paralyse its victim , which can then be collected by the tentacles and drawn into the hydra 's mouth . |
| 12 | For just £2.75 the happy eater can sit down to a plate of fish , chips , mushy peas and a bread bun . |