Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] reduce to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They lost despite the fact that Warrington were reduced to 12 men five minutes into the second half .
2 Mrs Palichuk was reduced to stunned silence for a moment .
3 Hull were reduced to 12 men on the hour when Mark Jones was sent off for throwing a punch at Gary Tees .
4 Mr Williamson was reduced to fruitless trips between the car and the telephone .
5 Gerald was reduced to infantile tactics .
6 RUC were reduced to 10 men after Murray was sent to the sideline for persistent defending .
7 A fine comedy resulted , as the high culture of pre-war Vienna was reduced to eight discs , one book ( Goethe 's poems ) , one luxury ( a bath-tub ) , and responses to such questions as ‘ What should a person going into an art gallery for the first time look for ? ’
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