Example sentences of "it bring [art] " in BNC.

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1 His consuming anxiety about everything is ‘ would it bring a blush into the cheek of the young person ? ’ and he vetoes all discussion of controversial matters on these grounds .
2 ‘ Will it bring the fair name of the squadron into disrepute ? ’
3 As he drew near they heard the sickening crack of the rod striking flesh ; once , twice they heard it fall but it brought no anguished shout of pain in response .
4 Maria shuddered convulsively as she felt her nipple rolled between diabolically skilled finger and thumb , the mini-spasm of ecstasy gratifying and tormenting all at once , and ultimately cruelly deceptive because it brought no resolution or peace , only an even deeper hunger that seemed to plumb the deeps of the most secret levels of self .
5 It brought no relief .
6 She looked from one to the other , glad to have got a word in on behalf of Aunt Bertha , but it brought no softening to the inscrutable expression on Silas 's face .
7 So I think life was erm boring , tough , hard-working , pretty unpleasant during the war , erm and I think most of the citizens must have been very very relieved when the surrender finally came , and it brought no actual fighting , and at least the city was left reasonably unscathed .
8 It brought a tear to my eye . ’
9 It brought a new meaning to the phrase ‘ terminal breakfast . '
10 The evening ended in a brawl between the different factions in Cubism , but it brought a moment of splendour into the blackouts and bombings of war .
11 But for Heseltine it brought a kettleful of resentment , accumulated over more than six years , to boiling-point .
12 With others it brought a violent distress of spirit often visible on faces for days on end .
13 It brought a new level of handling to front-wheel drive that 's never been equalled .
14 I never met any students who could define what this slogan meant , but usually it brought a look of amusement to their faces .
15 It brought a tragic end to a love story that began when they met as they walked their dogs after each had lost a marriage partner to cancer .
16 I just laughed , but it brought a lump to my throat too .
17 The question was innocent but it brought a great guffaw from the youth and he answered , ‘ Ben Smith , Jones , or Robinson . ’
18 It brought a virtual ultimatum from US President Woodrow Wilson , so strong that Germany temporarily gave up unrestricted submarine warfare .
19 It brought a rash of right-wing attacks on mosques in Greater London , it brought a call for the demolition of the estate where Chant had lived , and it brought Dowd up to a certain tower in Highgate , where he was summoned in lieu of his absentee master , Estabrook 's brother , Oscar Godolphin .
20 It brought a rash of right-wing attacks on mosques in Greater London , it brought a call for the demolition of the estate where Chant had lived , and it brought Dowd up to a certain tower in Highgate , where he was summoned in lieu of his absentee master , Estabrook 's brother , Oscar Godolphin .
21 It brought a smile to her lips .
22 The coup was apparently neither instigated nor expected by the Soviet authorities , and it brought a regime to power which was bitterly divided by factional differences .
23 He did n't mind spending the money if it brought a result , but something like this put the whole world out of balance .
24 He said it softly , admiringly , and saw how it brought a movement in her eyes , a softening of her features .
25 It brought a hard headache , and when night came
26 Sweet of her , and it brought a reluctant smile to Belinda 's lips .
27 The sheer unfairness of it brought a flush of angry colour to her cheeks .
28 It brought a painful flush to her cheeks and at that moment he looked up and saw her .
29 It brought a smile to the dark face .
30 It brought a very visible relaxing of attitudes that quite surprised Maggie .
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