Example sentences of "she brought [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She brought out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard . |
| 2 | With that she brought out a shining copy of Charles Kingsley 's The Water Babies . |
| 3 | Reaching into her skirt pocket , she brought out a silver shilling which she placed into the older man 's hand . |
| 4 | She brought out a man 's handkerchief and loudly blew her nose . |
| 5 | She brought out a sealed billet . |
| 6 | From a drawer of her desk she brought out a number of pink slips clipped together and she separated the top three . |
| 7 | But of course he was right about the trouser bit because Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face ; what he would n't admit to was that she brought in a lot of custom at the week-end , especially when there was a boat in and some of the sailors would make their way up from the quayside and spend freely on chocolate or toffee for their girls . |
| 8 | By what I can gather they must have lived in Durham for a time , 'cos when she was saying her prayers she brought in a Mrs Melburn , a parson 's wife , who was kind to them after the father died or whatever , an' from what I made out of her jabbering the woman and the mother have written to each other . |
| 9 | Acting on a hunch , she brought in a low-frequency recorder and found that infrasound was emanating from its forehead . |
| 10 | ‘ I should stay there for a while , ’ said Elise , when she brought in a breakfast tray . |
| 11 | And a top money spinner will certainly be crime writer PD James , from Oxford … she brought in an enviable library . |
| 12 | Once , though , she brought back a young rabbit fresh from its nest . |