Example sentences of "brought [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Hughes , who had been cheered every time he warmed up , was brought on with United 2-1 down , Ferguson again incurred the crowd 's wrath by bringing off Sharpe , who like all United 's young players is popular with the supporters . |
| 2 | In 1589 he was nominated by Lord Burghley for a position of a Judge , an office he humbly declined , giving as his reason failing eye sight which hampered his work , a condition brought on by continuous study of old documents . |
| 3 | The reproductive role of women exposes them to many health problems , including diseases associated with malnutrition , infections and diseases brought on by inadequate prenatal care . |
| 4 | The N A S U W T says about a quarter of its teachers face problems brought on by poor pay and extra responsibilities . |
| 5 | It can also be brought on by incorrect or over-feeding , low oxygen levels or sudden temperature changes . |
| 6 | It has been reported that spontaneous cell mediated cytotoxicity brought on by mononuclear cells can be inhibited by SASP but not by corticosteroid , and that ADCC is not influenced by SASP or corticosteroid . |
| 7 | It 's brought on by repetitive typing on a computer or word processor keyboard . |
| 8 | In just one year , 1986 , over 88,000 children and 63,000 adults in the Romanian town of Giurgiu were treated for lung diseases brought on by rampant air pollution . |
| 9 | An inquest has heard that former Oxford United footballer Tommy Caton died from a massive heart attack brought on by chronic alcohol abuse . |
| 10 | ( Presumably his fatal illness was brought on by severe shock . ) |
| 11 | ( 1987 ) found at least 76 per cent of depressive illness in the general population to be brought on by severe events or major difficulties . |
| 12 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 13 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |
| 14 | They felt that a good deal of the South Western Board 's troubles were brought on by excessive expenditure and inadequate tariffs , and Steward found little sympathy from the other Boards , since some of them had equally serious system extension , reinforcement and standardisation problems , and were financing them by adequate tariffs . |
| 15 | The revival of the 1930s and early 1940s was temporary , brought on by extreme hardship , the temporary decline of the market economy in some rural areas , and the inability of an administration in the last stage of colonial rule to adjust . |
| 16 | An attack can be brought on by sudden exposure to very cold air but as long as you take your usual medication/inhaler ( with a spare refill ) along with you , there is no reason why you should get into any trouble . |
| 17 | Hair was then set on rollers and dressed to achieve height on the crown and pieces were brought down for added softness . |
| 18 | It certainly was n't brought down by ship-based anti-aircraft fire . |
| 19 | Schools have a tendency to call in parents on their own terms only : the genuine involvement of parents must include curriculum development , not just being brought in as cheap labour to read stories in the classroom . |
| 20 | Until Gerald Beale was brought in as Managing Director , RIBA Magazines Ltd. had suffered continual losses , culminating in £160,000 for 1987 . |
| 21 | The Enayes have a delicate racial balance between the indigenous Enayas , the Indians brought in as indentured labourers , the Arabs , the Carib-Enayas and the nomadic Karfonas . |
| 22 | In a classic Desmond manoeuvre , the big names were brought in as Ordinary shareholders for a total of £1m . |
| 23 | Customs control on arrival is very lax so any spare parts are best brought in as personal luggage rather than sent separately . |
| 24 | The principal members were a private secretary , Oliver Everett , who worked for the diplomatic service and was recalled from Madrid to set up her office ; and Anne Beckwith-Smith , a specialist in eighteenth-century English painting , who worked at Sotheby 's and was brought in as full-time lady-in-waiting . |
| 25 | A quick reshuffle followed , and Cusick was brought in at short notice . |
| 26 | Chapman had already done one Doctor Who , ‘ The Dalek Invasion of Earth ’ , brought in at short notice due to Cusick 's commitments on the ‘ Planet of Giants ’ story . |
| 27 | Fire crews were brought in with special chemical protection suits to deal with a spillage of nine hundred litres of sodium hypochlorite at the Kidlington and Gosford Sports and Leisure Centre . |
| 28 | The surgeon also described how two young women were brought in with soft tissue injuries to their lower limbs , and a little girl he had seen had sustained injuries to her abdomen . |
| 29 | Occasionally other teachers who wanted to take " a cautious look " were brought in for specific purposes . |
| 30 | Nor is government policy in general biased towards increasing competition : it often has the reverse effect because policies are brought in for other reasons than promoting allocative efficiency , as discussed later in the chapter . |