Example sentences of "was down [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | His father would now and again telephone me saying that David was down to his last few pounds and that he worried about money . |
2 | He contemplated a few drags until he realized he was down to his last three matches , and reluctantly put the cigarette back in his pocket . |
3 | When he looked for his money , he found that he was down to his last few shillings . |
4 | His wealth is a matter of awestruck tabloid speculation ; his parsimony a thing of show-business legend : " Andrew was almost broke when he was down to his last £3 million , " one friend remembers . |
5 | One irate caller promised : ‘ If I was down to my last spoonful of petrol , with a hundred miles still to go , I 'd drive past an Elf station . ’ |