Example sentences of "bringing [pers pn] to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shaft of the arrow protruding from my back occasionally knocked against something , bringing me to a gasping halt . |
| 2 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 3 | She was not watching the uneven cobbled ground beneath her racing feet , and an unexpectedly large stone tripped her progress , bringing her to a stumbling halt . |
| 4 | But in the same split second something like an iron band clamped round his waist , squeezing the breath from him and bringing him to a dead stop . |
| 5 | A security cordon was thrown round Oxford City Centre bringing it to a virtual halt as police evacuated thousands of shopperss , workers from offices and college students . |