Example sentences of "to bring [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind farm is a joint venture between Tomen , a Japanese trading house , EcoGen , a UK company formed in 1990 to bring together a number of interests working on commercial wind power , and SeaWest , a US company and the world 's largest developer of wind farms . |
| 2 | It describes the process whereby oppression and prejudice come about and is therefore , like the term ‘ special needs ’ , an attempt to bring together a number of behaviours such as sexism , racism , disablism and homophobia . |
| 3 | In some cases there may not be sufficient time to bring together a number of financiers at the outset , or , in the case of a bid , considerations of confidentiality may prevent approaches to multiple investors . |
| 4 | It would seem that groupings of authorities and academic institutions which are geographically close have much to recommend them in terms of the potential savings on travelling expenses , and this is clearly also true in terms of projects for the creation of teaching materials which need to bring together a number of practitioners from different schools on a regular basis . |
| 5 | It was very cold in the room , for Iskandara had given orders that a fire was not to be lit there as a matter of course and Alexandra was shy of asking Mary or little Annie to bring up a bucket of coals for her . |
| 6 | When Czechoslovakia was in terminal crisis she raised money from the Royal Institute of British Architects to bring back a planeload of children from Prague . |
| 7 | Webster himself commented yesterday : ‘ This is the biggest-ever Scottish team going abroad and we aim to bring back a sporranful of medals . |
| 8 | The sponsor , Walter Scott , commented : ‘ We 're hoping to bring back a fistful of medals and hoping that this will give the youngsters at the grass roots of sport an achievement to emulate at future Games . ’ |
| 9 | Marie-Hélène opened her wardrobe and reached into the pocket of an ample winter coat to bring out a box of truffles . |
| 10 | It is certainly possible that the confluence of various tides of change in assessment policy will prove instrumental in creating a wave of sufficient magnitude to bring about a revolution in attitudes to 16+ certification : of generating a degree of momentum that no single initiative could achieve by itself . |
| 11 | The researches of Keith Wrightson and David Levine have revealed that Terling was socially and culturally divided between , on the one hand , a godly elite of ‘ the better sort ’ — yeomen , substantial husbandmen , and craftsmen — who attempted to bring about a reformation of manners through their control of local offices ; and on the other , an illiterate ‘ multitude ’ with little or no religious commitment . |
| 12 | had the future of their country and their children to consider , and it was their duty as men and husbands to use their utmost efforts to bring about a condition of things , where their wives would be in their proper sphere at home , instead of being dragged into competition for livelihood against the great and strong men of the world . |