Example sentences of "brought [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The point is that Humpage was brought on to bowl before lunch on the first morning of the match , and one wonders whether a selected wicketkeeper has ever been introduced into the attack to early a stage of a first-class match , especially since so far as I am aware Warwickshire suffered no injuries that morning . |
| 2 | the University accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to property brought on to University 's premises . |
| 3 | His job is like that of a matador brought on to pitch final one or two innings when Oakland have the lead and need to kill off any opposition rally . |
| 4 | Brought on to lowland pastures in kinder climates , it gains considerably in size though in its own environment it is almost the smallest breed in Britain : only the Shetland and the Dexter of Ireland are shorter . |
| 5 | Cleaned fittings , after disinfection , are re-assembled and the whole is left to air dry for a short period before the empty cabinet is brought down to working temperature and re-filled . |
| 6 | Something had to be done to tame this circuit , and it was … the " Ring " was brought down to size . |
| 7 | Gradually we are brought down to ground level , but not released . |
| 8 | Brought down to prose by Falstaff for a few lines of word-play , Hal leaves him with another line of verse , marking the difference of ethos between them . |
| 9 | ‘ We intend to have the barrier brought down to block off the car park at nights , ’ he said . |
| 10 | GOD 'S PROMISES ON THE BRINK and a hero brought down to earth with a bump |
| 11 | After Peniel , when for a night Jacob also , so unheroic hitherto , played a hero 's part , we are given more subtle comedy and another hero brought down to earth . |
| 12 | ENGLAND men failed to turn their silver into gold in the European Championships in Stuttgart last night as they were brought down to earth 4–1 by Sweden in the final of the men 's team event . |
| 13 | And all of them were astonished that the most glamorous member of the Royal Family could be so suddenly and publicly brought down to earth . |
| 14 | Newcastle were brought down to earth when Brendan O'Connell earned Barnsley a 1-0 victory . |
| 15 | Brought down to earth with a bang , I sheepishly confessed , not yet aware that I had found my spiritual home . |
| 16 | Irrespective of size , status or skills everyone was brought down to earth with a splash — the difference was that as Saturday 's play unfolded the seeded sides invariably proved to be the more adept in the art of ‘ aquaplaning ’ . |
| 17 | My initial perceptions of a college of further education might have begun on a lofty plane , but I was soon brought down to earth with a bump . |
| 18 | These valuations are way over the top and it is time a lot of these councillors where brought down to earth . |
| 19 | The leaders were brought down to earth in the Hanson Cup when Darren Crumpton 's half century steered Goodlass to victory . |
| 20 | Kevin Darley , heading for a record score this season after doubling his tally in the past 17 days , was brought down to earth in an ugly fall at Pontefract . |
| 21 | Gulliver , the former Argyll Group chief who was brought in to raise revenue , made little impact during his 16 months with the club . |
| 22 | The 43-year-old millionaire has been brought in to shake up Central Office . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't really agree with it , ’ said Armstrong whose wallet would certainly not be getting as heavy as other coaches brought in to knock teams into shape . |
| 24 | Anderson was unique , brought in to fill two vital functions : the need for a medic , and the need to give G9 something special , some angle that would disguise its true nature , an extraordinary elite fighting group trained for any emergency . |
| 25 | English civil servants and other English appointees were brought in to fill policy-making and sensitive positions . |
| 26 | We crossed the fields below Underwood and made our way back home as cows were brought in to milk and children were brought in from play for their tea . |
| 27 | So instead of a settled afterguard quartet sailing both of Koch 's boats , mainsail trimmer Andreas Josenhans has been moved off Kanza , Melges split from Koch , navigator By Baldridge rotated with Bill Campbell and tune-up helmsman Kimo Worthington , brought in to race Conner for the first time . |
| 28 | Updated refresher training sessions were held for plant operators and new reporting procedures brought in to cover routine monitoring . |
| 29 | Whenever a new manager was brought in to take charge of them , they refused to co-operate : in the end we just had to take the porters on . ’ |
| 30 | Frederick Bartman , one of the stars of the legendary TV drama series Emergency — Ward 10 , was brought in to play Cassius for the two-week run , with audiences boosted by local schoolchildren studying Julius Caesar for their English Literature exam . |