Example sentences of "brought [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However , the results of an autopsy carried out by an Israeli and a US pathologist on Feb. 7 indicated that whilst Akawi had been beaten he had died as a result of a " cardiac insufficiency " brought on by a serious heart condition . |
2 | Depression is sometimes brought on by a sudden change in one 's life , such as coming into a Home . |
3 | His intellectual and emotional itinerary between 1924 and 1927 is the record of a deepening crisis brought on by a growing realisation of the political and social dimension of his current lifestyle , an awareness that his pursuit of academic excellence and success had implicated him personally in a way of life that contradicted , subverted and emasculated the values and beliefs of his own social origins . |
4 | Some are looking to sell their practices or merge their way out of problems that have been brought on by the severest recession the UK has experienced since the 1930s . |
5 | Or maybe she was experiencing a sort of nightmare or hallucination — some kind of unfortunate delusion brought on by the overwhelming stress and strain of her job … ? |
6 | Rachel , who had already been battling with unpredictable sensations brought on by the close proximity of David clad only in his brief black swimming-trunks , felt her cheeks flame and could n't bring herself to look at him . |
7 | In part , McKenna sees this as a natural reaction to the ecological crisis brought on by the modern era . |
8 | I could never get over the transformation of the vast auditorium by the dimming of the lights , the beautiful changes of colour on the curtains , and the anticipation brought on by the roaring lion , the muscle man with his gong the snow capped mountain , the searchlights probing the 20th Century . |
9 | Early autumn , and still no sign that the new-route boom , brought on by the very un-Chamoniard weather , is over . |
10 | It seemed to Preston that if you avoided being stabbed to death by terror gangs , you stood an even chance of being burned to death by sudden conflagration , or pushed on to the live line by a psychopath lurking among the rush-hour crowds , or struck down by a heart attack brought on by the extreme rage and frustration of trying to understand a platform announcement . |
11 | Social injustice is brought on by an economic policy perpetuated by the Tories and their . |
12 | The ‘ bad mood ’ syndrome brought on by an offensive odour and the resulting symptoms of annoyance can lead to antisocial behaviour ; relationships with family , friends and others become strained , the persons most affected perhaps blaming other members of the family for the position in which they find themselves and which they consider intolerable , leading in extreme cases to marriage problems or at least much unhappiness . |
13 | There 's a school of thought that Hanley should be given a spot on the bench and brought on in a game-breaking role . |
14 | Gabby , who , with her husband , was preparing to run a guest house and had quite enough to do at home , cooked and brought down to the new house a hearty and beautifully cooked meal each evening , and filthy and exhausted the three of us would wolf it down . |
15 | Schools should be able to request more frequent inspections so that the best practice of a few is not brought down to the standard practice of the many . |
16 | The two men combed the moors , squelching through the soggy ground until they were satisfied that all the sheep had been rounded up and brought down to the lower pastures to safety . |
17 | Beattie was taken back to the cell and shortly afterwards brought down to the main police office where the other men who had been arrested were being assembled . |
18 | So , Lessing maintained , the first kind of truth can not be demonstrated by the second , nor brought down to the same level . |
19 | It was he whom Matthew had brought down in a flying tackle . |
20 | Cremonese dominated the first half and were unlucky not to get a penalty when winger Massika Lombardini was brought down by a joint tackle from Osman and Gerry Harrison . |
21 | Hendrie was brought down by a clumsy Kevin Jobling challenge just inside the area . |
22 | Mrs Thatcher was not technically brought down by the formal election processes . |
23 | Shortly before the first autumn snows the flock is brought down from the high pastures . |
24 | One dog who was specifically brought in as a potential show dog and latterly stud dog was Ch. |
25 | DUP MP Peter Robinson said selective internment should only be brought in as a last resort . |
26 | And he did so with the support , not only of Hoare , who was his adjutant in all the talks with the Government , but also of Cunliffe-Lister , Hailsham , Eyres-Monsell and Davidson , the last being brought in as the best means of liaison with Baldwin . |
27 | People see advertisements out of the corner of their eye as they drive along a road or look through a newspaper or magazine ; they catch a glimpse of half a TV commercial round their wives ' or husbands ' broad backsides as the biscuits are brought in during a commercial break . |
28 | It is the first time troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since 1978 . |
29 | Today will be the first time troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since 1978 . |
30 | It is the first time that troops have been brought in during an industrial dispute since the firemen 's strike in 1978 . |