Example sentences of "bringing [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There the young ladies ' brother found me , when he returned home a few minutes later , and he insisted , much against the housekeeper 's wishes , on bringing me into the house . |
| 2 | My time at the Housing Corporation was eventful in bringing me for the first , but no means last , time into contact with Mrs Thatcher when , on the fall of the Heath government , she became the shadow Minister of the Environment , in succession to the job she had had as Minister of Education . |
| 3 | But here they are , at the start of chapter 16 , wishing aloud that God had not passed them by on that dreadful night in Egypt , accusing Moses , accusing Moses , of bringing them into the desert to die ! |
| 4 | The Gospels present us with a picture of Jesus of Nazareth searching out those left on the edge , and bringing them into the heart of God 's kingdom . |
| 5 | Evidence about the past role of women is mainly genealogical : people remembered some marriages because they sealed a peace ; others because they bound in a new group of refugees or clients , bringing them into the range of people who belonged to someone , subjecting them to social controls . |
| 6 | It seeks only to open up the lines of enquiry sketched out here ; and it does so in the hope that by bringing them into the debate , it may contribute towards a fuller and more objective assessment of Mary 's reign — and Mary 's misfortunes . |
| 7 | It is only by bringing them into the light of day that we can assess their cogency . |
| 8 | ‘ Come and meet the Pages , ’ said Lydia , and took Jeff 's arm , bringing them into the group . |
| 9 | bringing them into the picture |
| 10 | Crosland had realized ‘ the impossibility , as he saw it , of a Labour Secretary of State taking institutions from urban local education authorities which were predominantly controlled by Labour , and bringing them under the same regime as the universities ’ . |
| 11 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 12 | Bringing them to the brink of consummation and then forcing them to retreat either because of an interruption or because one or both of the lovers suffer from doubt or shame is an appropriate Silhouette device . |
| 13 | After 1870 education for the Poles was seen as a way of bringing them within the German order , of lightening their Slav darkness by opening up to them the world of ‘ civilisation ’ . |
| 14 | Whilst this decision has been criticised as a " narrow " interpretation of the law ( ibid ) , our examination of the nature of casual working and the characteristics of the casual labour force in the hotels and catering sector raises the question of whether according casual workers employee status , and thus bringing them within the coverage of employment protection legislation , would be of any great relevance . |
| 15 | kisses bringing you to the lift 's black button , |
| 16 | Turning to Omi , skilfully bringing her into the conversation , and complimenting her on the way the venison had been cooked . |
| 17 | British tourist Stephen Profitt , who paid £200 for Lucky in Malta , was fined £100 yesterday for bringing her into the country without a licence . |
| 18 | She turned her face away , embarrassment bringing her to the brink of tears . |
| 19 | ‘ It worries me to death bringing her to the races at long odds-on , but she is a great filly and just flies out of the stalls , ’ said trainer Richard Hannon . |
| 20 | Despite this rivalry the new Emperor restored Bavaria to Henry in 1154 , bringing him to the height of his power as a German prince . |
| 21 | He hits the standing man at a point just above the heel , bringing him to the ground . |
| 22 | Diana has helped Charles by bringing him into the modern era , teasing him and leavening his spirits , and keeping him young and abreast of young people 's thinking . |
| 23 | In his Commentaries on the Laws of England published over half a century before the 1870 Education Act , Blackstone wrote that ‘ it is not easy to imagine or allow that a parent has conferred any considerable benefit on his child by bringing him into the world , if he afterwards entirely neglects his culture and education , and suffers him to grow up like a mere beast , to lead a life useless to others and shameful to himself ’ . |
| 24 | Pilkington , the brother of Gloucester 's retainer John , had been a royal servant since the early 1460s and had been rewarded with land in the north midlands , bringing him within the duchy connection . |
| 25 | Pilkington , the brother of Gloucester 's retainer John , had been a royal servant since the early 1460s and had been rewarded with land in the north midlands , bringing him within the duchy connection . |
| 26 | The structure of section 7 , in my view , clearly contemplates the constable who has arrested the person bailed bringing him before the justice and stating his , that is to say the constable 's , grounds for believing that the defendant has broken a condition of his bail . |
| 27 | When a person is detained in respect of more than one offence it is permissible to delay bringing him before the custody officer until the above conditions are satisfied in respect of all the offences ( but see paragraph 11.4 ) . |
| 28 | Whether the reader disagrees with that message or not , Eliot can not be accused of suddenly presenting it or of bringing it to the fore simply because of his Christian faith . |
| 29 | We should be spending a great deal of our time making children into heroes , identifying good work , putting good examples of work on display and bringing it to the attention of others . |
| 30 | This shows that only by allowing the authority 's judgment to pre-empt mine altogether will I succeed in improving my performance and bringing it to the level of the authority . |