Example sentences of "bringing [pron] into 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 | 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 ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is only by bringing them into the light of day that we can assess their cogency . |
| 7 | ‘ Come and meet the Pages , ’ said Lydia , and took Jeff 's arm , bringing them into the group . |
| 8 | bringing them into the picture |
| 9 | Turning to Omi , skilfully bringing her into the conversation , and complimenting her on the way the venison had been cooked . |
| 10 | British tourist Stephen Profitt , who paid £200 for Lucky in Malta , was fined £100 yesterday for bringing her into the country without a licence . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | The decline in rough grassland/moor may reflect its ‘ better ’ agricultural management bringing it into the category of permanent grassland instead . |
| 14 | It was the child that had to have first consideration , and what had I got to offer it that justified my bringing it into the world ? |
| 15 | ‘ The truth for once , bringing it into the open ; the truth . |
| 16 | Bringing it into the open condones it |