Example sentences of "be [vb pp] down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , the targeted assets can be hived down to Target and all the other assets and liabilities of the transferor company can be extracted from it into a company which is to stay in the vendor group . |
| 2 | I do n't know maybe it may just be come down to sort of the individual theatres I suppose |
| 3 | Although the chosen noise should initially be loud enough to gain the baby 's attention , it should be turned down to background level after 30 seconds . |
| 4 | With the threat of war approaching , a Cadet Corps was formed and my Sunday school teacher provided the fifteen shillings necessary for the purchase of a second-hand uniform , which had to be cut down to boy 's size . |
| 5 | Candidates who exceed the quota are considered to have " too many " votes and must be cut down to size by having their surplus taken away . |
| 6 | If the stall occurs above about 500 feet , the accident can be put down to lack of awareness and poor stall and spin recovery training . |
| 7 | Above all , the evening 's success should be put down to music which never ceases to delight by the sophistication of its continuity , by its sheer inspiration . |
| 8 | In others of these theories the large basins are produced by bodies which come from beyond the Earth-Moon system , in which case the smaller number of large basins on what is now the lunar far side has to be put down to chance , which is just plausible . |
| 9 | It was , presumably , drafted and engrossed by persons of reasonable educational standard , and the eccentricities ( to modern eyes ) in the orthography can not be put down to illiteracy . |
| 10 | This improvement in standards can only be put down to cellar training . |
| 11 | It follows , then , that Warwickshire 's uncertain start to the new season can , to a large degree , be put down to absenteeism among these very bowlers . |
| 12 | Also , when you deprive your body of food , it prefers to derive the energy it needs from your muscle tissue as well as your fat stores — therefore any weight loss can be put down to loss of lean muscle , not just flab ! |
| 13 | D ) At 4.00 pm ( 3.00 pm — Friday ) all outgoing mail to be taken down to mailroom . |