Example sentences of "but [adj] [verb] down [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Member for Dundee , East called on us to promise a review , but that comes down to a running review and immediate flexibility . |
| 2 | This type of information used to be held on an IBM mainframe computer , but this closed down for financial reasons . |
| 3 | Croatia and the JNA late on Aug. 27 agreed to a new ceasefire after talks in Brioni between Tudjman , Defence Minister Kadijevic and Chief of Staff Gen. Adzic but this broke down within hours as fighting resumed in Vukovar . |
| 4 | But this comes down to saying no more than that the dog eats the meat not the eggplant . |
| 5 | But one step down from this grander world view at a more personal level , we all have a simpler way of seeing things which still vigorously affects the shape and colour of our personalities and what contributions and responses we bring to our relationships with others . |