Example sentences of "they brought [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He used to say they brought him luck . ’ |
| 2 | Four assassins stood before him and pledged to know no rest till they brought him Alarielle 's corpse . |
| 3 | Isambard was in his bath , washing off the sweat of the hunt , when they brought him word that there was a groom at the lower guard in Llewelyn 's livery , asking safe-conduct for an envoy from Aber . |
| 4 | While Mayer was willing to finance films from Gainsborough if they brought him Hitchcock 's The Lady Vanishes ( 1938 ) , and would pay £150,000 for six films from Robert Donat , that did n't amount to a love affair with the British film industry . |
| 5 | He had his light back , and his blankets , they brought him food , and in every movement he was acutely aware of his still resilient sinews , and the smooth round joints that turned and bent in such a beautiful and ingenious fashion . |