Example sentences of "it [be] down [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that 's fine , but why should it be down to thirty percent ? |
| 2 | Now if the results go against us tonight it 's down to 8th . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's down to individual players , ’ he said . |
| 4 | It 's down to that individual is n't it ? |
| 5 | Also it 's down to two lanes running in both directions between junctions five and seven , that 's between Stokenchurch and Thame , and er on the A forty one the road between Banbury and Bicester , there are temporary traffic lights , that 's between the Soldern turnoff by the Bear public house and Northampshire border , that 's going to be causing some delays . |
| 6 | And on the M forty , between junctions four and five , that 's between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , and a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , also that 's down to single line traffic at times , so that could slow you down quite a lot . |
| 7 | On the M forty itself between junctions four and five , that 's the stretch between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , and at times , it 's down to single line traffic . |
| 8 | On the A Six O Nine there 's resurfacing on Road between Drive and Drive and erm further up the M One junction eighteen , it 's down to one lane on the southbound carriageway that is causing delays and there is a contraflow on the M One between junctions twenty one and twenty two in operation there in both directions . |
| 9 | And on the M forty between junctions one and one A , that 's the stretch between Denham and the M twenty five , the outside lane is closed in both directions , there also is some repair work going on between junctions five and seven , that 's between Stokenchurch and Thame , where it 's down to one lane in both directions . |
| 10 | On the M4 junction 4b to 5 , that 's the M25 Langley interchange , the inside lanes are closed in both directions for overhead cable work , and on the A34 just south of Newbury , it 's down to single lane traffic due to the roadworks between Swan roundabout and Sandalford roundabout but traffic 's not too heavy there at the moment . |
| 11 | Further along , between junctions five and seven between Stokenchurch and Thame , it 's down to single line traffic there in both directions for repair work . |
| 12 | On the M forty itself between junctions four and five , that 's the stretch between High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , it 's down to two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow system for a short stretch about midway between the two junctions , and at times , it 's down to single line traffic . |
| 13 | But until then it 's down to common sense . |
| 14 | So it 's down to hard work at the end of the day ? |
| 15 | I 've actually said it now , and it 's down in black and white or red and green or whatever ! |
| 16 | then he 's lost er you 've lost another seat so his majority is even smaller , it 's down from nineteen to seventeen . |
| 17 | And then it is down to serious show business with the climax on Saturday afternoon when the Expo champion is announced . |
| 18 | Aluminium , though usefully strong and light , is not very resilient to the resulting shear forces from this situation , so do n't overdo it with the adjustment ; if it shears , then it is down to major surgery to remove it . |
| 19 | I am sure that the House will welcome the fact that it is down to 3.7 per cent . |
| 20 | They reduced their time in bed by 30 minutes every two weeks until it was down to 6.5 hours , then by 30 minutes every three weeks until it was 5 hours , and finally by 30 minutes every 4 weeks . |
| 21 | Er , they 're overall figures , but for instance the F T , which er , the year before seventy five percent of its revenue came from advertising and er in , in ninety one it was down to seventy percent . |
| 22 | In December 1991 it was down to 3,816 . |
| 23 | By 1925 it was down to 7 per cent and in 1971 it stood at around 4.1 per cent . |
| 24 | so it was down to 10 men but why do teams always fight harder and play better when they 're one man short … |
| 25 | so it was down to 10 men but why do teams always fight harder and play better when they 're one man short … |
| 26 | But he added : ‘ I 've been around for 30-odd years so I 'd like to it was down to all my TV work . |
| 27 | And it was down to two brilliant second shots by the boss , with a bit of confirmation on the clubs from me , where the 1965 British Open title was going . |
| 28 | It was down to one yard and 343 employees in August 1987 , although with new orders the work force increased to 850 at the beginning of 1988 . |
| 29 | I mean it was down to that kind of detail . |
| 30 | The borrowing requirement increased rapidly in the period from the 1960s to the early 1980s , but in 1987 , as a result of tight expenditure control , it was down to 2.6 per cent of the total . |