Example sentences of "bring [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are a reasonably good rider and can get experienced help , you may enjoy bringing on a just broken four-year old — though youngsters with potential ( whether obvious or in the current owner 's imagination ) can carry big price tags . |
| 2 | Paul went on his way in rising anger , fearful of bringing on a bad head by it . |
| 3 | For surely someone as gifted as that deserved all that could be done for him : and ‘ the gift ’ put it above any gossip about an overkeen schoolmaster bringing on a bright pupil and overrode any chatter about the besotted nature of his devotion . |
| 4 | Dadda only smoked when he was contented and then he would get through forty or fifty a day , bringing on a cough and staining his fingers yellow-brown . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ he said finally , helping her to walk with Matey 's assistance , ‘ I have heard of the ladies ’ sewing circle accused of many things , but never of bringing on a swoon . |
| 6 | The F T Associates which is er includes the Economist in Spain was up a lot and Westminster Press was er was down , but of course Westminster Press took a major redundancy charge , they were also bringing on a new plant at Brighton and therefore running two plants simultaneously which is very costly er and they launched on Sunday . |
| 7 | Friday nights are hot at Apples and Snakes — every week they bring on a new lineup of outstanding poets and performers . |
| 8 | At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute . |
| 9 | The sensor will react instantaneously to body heat and bring on a light outside your home whenever anyone approaches . |
| 10 | Although his wife 's chintz chaircovers bring on a certain nausea whenever I am obliged to call . " |
| 11 | He further let it be known — in the most careless way imaginable , like a good gun bringing down a bird without breaking a conversational flow — that he was a bachelor , a man of wealth , a friend of the Prime Minister and , in an amiable manner , on the lookout for a secure investment in matrimony . |
| 12 | Some of the episodes and dialogue are intentionally comic — as when the son helps a friendly local chief to shake off some warriors from a neighbouring tribe by bringing down a swarm of bees on them . |
| 13 | The rifle is capable of bringing down a helicopter , and has a killing range of more than a mile . |
| 14 | Better still , bring along a coach from your parish . |
| 15 | Sam Baker QC ( almost ) from number 113a had suggested that he ‘ bring along a few bottles of my Australian Chardonnay ’ but no one could face the prospect of being talked through another glass of uniquely flinty , resonantly expressive Murray River Chardonnay by Sam Baker QC ( almost ) . |
| 16 | If you know certain children are going to have difficulty in separating from parents , then it helps if they bring along a favourite toy . |
| 17 | If you can not get your shoes back on , bring along a pair of flip-flops or sandals that you can slip into and which wo n't aggravate your feet . |
| 18 | Stripes can go a bit fuzzy , too , and most people bring along a selection of clothes . |
| 19 | Madeleine , however , had insisted he bring along a girl to make up a foursome and Primrose was the only girl available at the last minute . |
| 20 | The idea is that you bring along a fully licensed copy of a rival business application , buy a Microsoft Office Trade-In pack , which includes a mouse mat , voucher and pre-paid envelope , post the voucher with proof of ownership and Microsoft sends you Office 3.0 , which has a recommended price of £575 . |
| 21 | Or more seriously bring along a book on figure drawing to help you and do n't be afraid to hold a pencil at arm 's length to measure proportions . |
| 22 | The deans and chaplains of colleges were nervous lest the evangelicals bring in a firebrand of a missioner who would repel their undergraduates not only from his mission but from religion . |
| 23 | He was recently quoted as saying : ‘ I 've got a terrible habit when people bring in a picture and say they want to look like that — I invariably tear it up in front of them . |
| 24 | Bring in a few television lamps though and watch your amps . |
| 25 | At the start of the filming we bring in a students ' orchestra and we rehearse for three days , six sessions in all . |
| 26 | Shots of unadulterated paradise — images of soft sand , azure skies and palm-fringed beaches can , when they are well done , bring in a great deal of money , yet , all too often , there is something empty about such shots . |
| 27 | A HAIRLINE crack just two centimetres long in an engine manifold of the newest space shuttle has caused NASA engineers to jettison an engine and bring in a replacement . |
| 28 | Next year I hope they bring in a seeding system as many of the top winning dogs clashed very early on . |
| 29 | bring in a reign of terror and have |
| 30 | They bring in a similar amount of cash as small , or public , lotteries . |