Example sentences of "are [adv] down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AMIDST THE wild-ish scenes , L7 are delightfully down to earth . |
| 2 | Incomers tend to see this in class terms as well — pilots are generally upper crust , while engineers are more down to earth ( socially as well as literally' ) Since many incomer workers are ex-military the distinction is often phrased in military terms : officers and ‘ other ranks ’ . |
| 3 | They are still down to earth but holy as well . |
| 4 | First courses are probably down to vegetable soup or corn-on-the-cob without salt or butter . |
| 5 | The English are too down to earth for successful symbolism . |