Example sentences of "be down [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rugby we 're down to the last eight … in the Pilkington Cup … which means Gloucester are two matches away from Twickenham … they 've got a game on their hands tomorrow though … away to first division leaders Orrell |
| 2 | They must be all done or they would n't be down in the first place would they ? |
| 3 | If they were down to the last dregs of their confidence after their Hillsborough defeat it did not show and it took Kelly 's superb reflexes to deny Newell after only three minutes . |
| 4 | They were down to the last roll of flowered wrapping paper– The shop had the look of a battlefield the morning after . |
| 5 | Everything was down to the last detail on this loco , including the small ladder which was originally attached to the ‘ A ’ end of the engine . |
| 6 | She said well it was down to the last two she said , I had a choice between a red and green cushion or a fitness test . |
| 7 | But in the country as a whole , the number of skiers was down for the third year running , and was no higher than 12 years ago ( see chart on next page ) . |