Example sentences of "[noun pl] brought him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pens his ‘ Explanation ’ in his old age in an attempt to explain to himself what went wrong in his life , and how his always acting from the highest , most unselfish motives brought him no happiness but only pain and alienation . |
| 2 | My five-year-old godson 's grandparents brought him a small , framed drawing for his christening present . |
| 3 | His many talents in the arts and sciences brought him a wide circle of acquaintances in Derbyshire , especially the painter Joseph Wright [ q.v. ] , in several of whose paintings he appears , notably in ‘ A Philosopher giving a lecture on the Orrery ’ ( 1776 ) where Burdett is seen sketching . |
| 4 | Funnily enough , it was one of my nephews brought him the message — Josh 's eldest boy , Jimmy . |
| 5 | Apart from his large London abode , his nefarious activities brought him a cottage at Lightwater , another at Chobham , a house at Wokingham and one at Sonning . |
| 6 | The charge was reasonable enough — a few pence per bird — and with a community in which many families kept hens or whose menfolk were able to buy them direct from the country farmer Rev. Levitt 's qualification as a slaughterer of fowls brought him a regular , if modest , bonus on his salary . |