Example sentences of "he brought [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He brought her a cup , and with it a small cardboard packet . |
| 2 | You need some fresh air , he said to Dolly when he brought her a cup of tea , and he pulled the top window frame down a little . |
| 3 | ‘ I see you 're taking this job extremely seriously , ’ Leo offered sympathetically as he brought her a cup of coffee halfway through the afternoon . |
| 4 | He brought her a silver bucket of ice cubes with the glimmer of a flourish . |
| 5 | He brought her a spray of orchids . |
| 6 | When he brought her a whisky , mixed with lemon and sugar and hot water , she was in bed . |
| 7 | He brought her a drink , offered her a cigarette . |
| 8 | He brought me a broomstick . |
| 9 | ‘ Dad was so pleased he brought me a big cup of tea — I do n't drink champagne , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Two days later , he brought me a charcoal drawing of her , very lightly done , a sort of dream-like impression and it was so like her , it captured the essence of her so minutely , that I could not believe he had never seen her , only listened to me . ’ |
| 11 | And he brought me an American train , complete with a cowcatcher and a figure-eight track . |
| 12 | ‘ He brought me the proof which confirmed my suspicions , but I do n't know how to act . |
| 13 | Then , when Uncle Guy arrived from Dublin he brought them a present , an enormous box of chocolates which was made like a chest or jewel box with trays that pulled out like small drawers , containing different foil-wrapped shapes . |
| 14 | The Hatherley ball to raise money for a hospice charity had become an important even ; in Gloucestershire because Ayling did what people craved on such occasions : he brought them the rich and famous whom they usually saw only on their television screens or in their newspapers . |
| 15 | He was wise , he saw mysteries and knew secret things , he brought us a tale of the days before the flood . |
| 16 | He was wise , he saw mysteries and knew secret things , he brought us a tale of the days before the flood . |