Example sentences of "and bring [adv prt] the rear " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leader , following in the track of the horses , went some paces ahead scanning the forest on either side ; behind him followed Hugh , walking close by Marian 's side ; still further back , together but with the width of the track between them , were Michael and the thin man ; and bringing up the rear was Crane , the young man who had run after the horses . |
| 2 | The Whaddon and Mitchley Scouts and Guides band wound its tuneless way along the High Street , followed by six young girls lethally wielding pom-poms — the Mentle Motors Majorettes — and bringing up the rear , Reg Pybus ' Bedford minibus in which , crammed like sardines , the new team sat invisible behind the heavily steamed up windows . |
| 3 | Four men-at-arms rode alongside , and bringing up the rear was another monk herding a flock of sheep and goats . |
| 4 | Armagh musical family ; Gerry McKee hails from Antrim but has spent what seems like a lifetime playing his mandocello in Clare ; Liz Doherty from Buncrana is on fiddle , and bringing up the rear is Wexford bodhran beater Frank Torpey . |
| 5 | The leader goes ahead in ascent , routefinding and safeguarding the party , and brings up the rear on steep descents to protect the team from above . |