Example sentences of "were [adv] brought [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | During debates in the House , the offending Mapplethorpe photographs were not brought on to the floor lest they offend the ‘ decorum ’ of the House . |
| 2 | The next generation which is taking over the reins of industry is a generation who were not brought up in the same milieu that I was brought up in . |
| 3 | we were always brought up in the country , you know |
| 4 | Anyway , as you know , we were almost brought up in the same bassinet , and , as I made out to Mama just a short while ago , if Isobel had to choose between the horse and me , the horse would come out best . ’ |
| 5 | Green and McCrory were allegedly brought back for the Norris murder . |