Example sentences of "to [noun] down to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She puts the American syndrome of being addicted to addictions down to the growing influence of many of the New Age therapies . |
| 2 | As Manuel and I sat drinking our rum punch outside the tavern in the midday sun , patting Sombro and discussing dogs as pets in our respective homelands , we both knew Sombro 's manhood would remain intact and that , as long as he was able to mooch down to the village , he would do so . |
| 3 | American Express sets its margin at about 3.5 per cent , and the banks have forced their rates to retailers down to 1.8 per cent . |
| 4 | The government refuses to back down to what it calls ‘ coercion ’ and there is no sign of talks resuming between Mandela and President de Klerk . |
| 5 | I ca n't believe Celtic lost 1–0 to Rangers down to 10 men in the midst of their worst run for ten years . |
| 6 | The mingling of the two can be seen clearly in ‘ Kubla Khan ’ , where ‘ Alph , the sacred river , ran through caverns measureless to man down to a sunless sea ’ ; here our conscious perception of the river is obscured as the river runs away from our field of view and begins to mingle with our subconscious creative side ; critically , at this point in the poem the emphasis switches to the more ‘ fantastic ’ scenery of Xanadu , where we are informed of ‘ incense-bearing trees ’ and similarly exotic imagery . |
| 7 | This style also reflects the attempt by the political élite in Moscow to hand down to the provinces general directives which were as sophisticated as possible and based on Marxist tenets in so far as they could be understood at lower levels . |
| 8 | ‘ You go straight down to Norwich down to Ber Street , the man will be a-waiting for you . ’ |
| 9 | As secret agent 006 and a half your mission is to parachute down to a high security island and secure the plans to the ultimate satellite laser weapon . |