Example sentences of "were [vb pp] down to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 2 | Newcastle were brought down to earth when Brendan O'Connell earned Barnsley a 1-0 victory . |
| 3 | The leaders were brought down to earth in the Hanson Cup when Darren Crumpton 's half century steered Goodlass to victory . |
| 4 | At 2am on Friday , opinion pollsters , who led everyone to take their eyes off the ball , were cut down to size and shown up for what they are : a waster of money |
| 5 | Poor attendances were put down to lack of big names . |
| 6 | When Arafat satisfied himself of the identity of the three Palestinians responsible , they were sent down to Tyre ‘ in disgrace ’ . |