Example sentences of "[Wh det] brought [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the next eight years he applied himself to the development and perfection of the colour printing process which brought him international fame . |
| 2 | His successor , Akihito , visited China last year and half apologised for Japan 's wartime behaviour , which brought him closer to matters of state than his predecessors had deemed wise . |
| 3 | He was elected to the Commons by 2,961 votes to 2,956 in 1892 , which brought him great popularity in India . |
| 4 | In 1642 Goddard married Mary , daughter of John Greene , serjeant-at-law , a match which brought him useful connections , notably with Edward Bysshe [ q.v. ] , who was appointed Garter king of arms by Parliament in 1646 . |
| 5 | Whinfield served as an assistant director of chemical research in the Ministry of Supply during World War II and then joined ICI in 1947 , first in its plastics division and then in the fibres division , which brought him worldwide travel , including a visit to the USSR in 1961 as a guest of the USSR government . |
| 6 | In the first set , McEnroe was superb , showing all the which brought him 77 titles , including seven Grand Slams . |
| 7 | In so doing , he secured a foothold on the northern borders of the kingdom of France which brought him important benefits , as well as vexing problems . |
| 8 | And despite the fact that the innings lacked the urgency of his Christchurch century , it was a mature effort , full of square-drives , backfoot forces and pulls which brought him 12 fours . |
| 9 | This showed Albert 's sensitive side to her which brought them close together , they now had a shared loyalty , towards Shug . |
| 10 | Great Britain , for their part , will be looking to recapture the many admirable qualities which brought them that improbable victory after Steve Hampson 's early dismissal reduced them to 12 men . |
| 11 | He said it with a heavy emphasis which brought them all close to tears but the mood was soon scattered by all the joyful preparations Rose had planned . |
| 12 | ‘ I keep telling my daughter that it was probably the cost of her wedding which brought it all on . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We will still be whipping the ball in from the wings as we have always done and we will continue with the style which brought us two trophies last season . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I wonder what brought 'im inter the cafe . |