Example sentences of "[adv prt] to a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They regretted TM 's ‘ eastern mystical ’ connotations but pointed out that it was ‘ a very simple , natural technique which allows mental activity to settle down to a state of increased inner quietness , producing deep mental and physical rest ’ . |
| 2 | The inclusion of sculptural elements into a given context makes one more conscious of time , not by slowing it down to a state of meditation , but rather by particularising time through the experience of the work in context . |
| 3 | I put it with other money I had and part exchanged my irons for a full set of top quality blades which had been in a sale after that my game improved immensely I got my handicap by putting in three cards two terrible scores of 86 and the good card which was 72 my handicap was then 15 I played in a junior competition and came third in the lower handicap section a week later and played in a medal and came down to a handicap of 14 . |
| 4 | They are down to a pair of Bananaramas after the departure of Jacqui O'Sullivan . |
| 5 | There were thirty pairs of animals in the body of the ark , ranging from a lion and a lioness almost as big as Noah himself , down to a pair of white mice no bigger than Melanie 's little finger-nail . |
| 6 | Perhaps we should fence off all the roads , down to a depth of several feet and a height of many yards . |
| 7 | Shallow seas in the tropics may be almost hot — up to 30°C ; and the surface layers of the oceans , in the tropics , may be at about 17°C , down to a depth of around 400 m . |
| 8 | Judging from geological surveys , they expect to have to go down to a depth of 45 metres before they find it . |
| 9 | The Roe workings had , in the Deep Mine , been taken down to a depth of about 372 ft. from surface though the upper parts were of course , much older . |
| 10 | Temperatures were measured down to a depth of 5 kilometres , where seasonal fluctuations have no effect . |
| 11 | Golden Girl 's lead was down to a quarter of a mile . |
| 12 | They settled down to a discussion of their problems , and the work they had in front of them . |
| 13 | ‘ A wild and historic , mountainous island where herb-scented woods tumble down to a shoreline of vast white sandy beaches — beautifully unspoilt and crowd free . ’ |
| 14 | Given this , the production index could be revised down to a fall of 1 per cent . |
| 15 | The problem boils down to a lack of independent dating evidence . |
| 16 | She found nothing , although she did n't know whether to put this down to a lack of success on the part of the police or the massive coverage afforded to the hijacking of a wide-bodied jet over Italy . |
| 17 | does it boil down , does it boil down to a lack of security to the fact that ? |
| 18 | I put that down to a lack of maturity and the effects of tension — there were many occasions when players tried to blast the ball into the net at 100mph instead of remaining cool under pressure . |
| 19 | Then , he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series . |
| 20 | Beckett remarks in Our Exagmination Round his Factification for Incamination of Work in progress , that Joyce 's work is ‘ not about something : it is that something itself ( Beckett 1929 and 1972 : 14 ) , and he goes on in the central part of his oeuvre , the trilogy Molloy , Malone Dies , The Unnamable ( 1950 — 2 ) , to create a kind of autonomy of his own — — as the Unnamable remarks , ‘ it all boils down to a question of words … all words , there 's nothing else ’ ( 1959 and 1979 : 308 ) . |
| 21 | There are many versions and permutations to choose from in all price ranges and many finishes , so again it boils down to a question of taste , style and pocket , although here , unlike upholstery , expense does not necessarily indicate worth . |
| 22 | The theoretical difference between the categories may well come down to a question of the burden of proof , though in practice a party seeking to uphold the validity of the restrictive covenant — usually the employer — has to make all the running . |
| 23 | Tory asked suddenly , pointing down to a strand of granite pebbles by which a group of bright blooms apparently sprouted out of the shallow water . |
| 24 | But the straightening and the fixing , the money changing , it cuts the value down to a fraction of its true worth . |
| 25 | Indeed Bob Arum , the promoter , who put it all down to a conflict of styles , recently dismissed his ranked middleweight Michael Nunn for such a negative performance . |
| 26 | Large corporations draw up ground plans for restaurants and reduce everything down to a level of mediocrity . |
| 27 | While Mrs Thatcher and the Soviet leader settle down to a lunch of veal glazed with mustard and rosemary , washed down by Chateau Margot , Dr. Tomlin only allows himself French water and sea salt . |
| 28 | Before settling down to a tour of the old quarter ( and Stein is almost entirely an old quarter ) , it is a good idea to face the climb to the Burg Hohenklingen , from the battlements of which there is a breathtaking view of the Rhine winding its way through flat green pastures and dense woodland , and of the closely clustered pointed roofs of Stein itself . |
| 29 | Situated in the space between the constraints of childhood and having a career , these are people who dream for a while of wanting a vague something more from life , yet are saddened by these dreams because they know deep down they 'll probably relinquish them , buckle down to a life of mediocrity . |
| 30 | After a few days , the little creature glues its nose on a rock , loses its tail and settles down to a life of sedentary filtration . |