Example sentences of "to bring [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been a traditional marriage , gift , given to couples to bring them good luck . |
| 2 | As I got older and people used to bring me injured birds to look after , I was always very careful of them and did n't approach without the leather glove I wear when working with birds of prey . |
| 3 | Ven nodded , ‘ When I got back from taking you back to your hotel that Monday , I instructed him to bring me all correspondence to and from Verity magazine . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't forget to bring me some poteen , ’ I said and left it at that . |
| 5 | Kim fought her way through a dozen pairs of clutching hands to bring me another pint of something I had n't asked for but would n't refuse . |
| 6 | But , whether themes emerge or not , the Festival 's aim remains constant — to bring you outstanding performers in every category of our programme . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll ask Annunziata to bring you hot water and towels first thing tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 8 | If criticism gets you down and you tend to brood , keeping one of these crystals near you is believed to bring you renewed confidence and a fresh perspective . |
| 9 | It 's our job to bring you comprehensive performance results on PCs that are up for review , and we have to be even handed while we do it . |
| 10 | So , expecting to be whisked off to some faraway hot spot for a mild spell of brainwashing , we duly prepared to bring you next week 's Unigram from under the shade of a palm tree on a secluded sandy beach — or at least somewhere nicer than four storeys above the Charing Cross Road in rainy central London . |
| 11 | Each detail must be designed to help create the right response , the desired mood — to bring you another step nearer towards achieving your goals . |
| 12 | ‘ I was going to bring you some flowers , ’ he said awkwardly , ‘ but the flower stall was closed at the station . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I said she might come and visit you — she wanted to bring you some oranges to bring the colour back to your cheeks . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Not just now but tell me your address and I 'll be sure to bring you any boots that need working on , right ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I was asked to bring you these papers . ’ |
| 16 | Ruth was tempted to tell her that at the time she had not had the vicar in mind , but since Mrs Peterson had not come to bring her any comfort , she simply turned her face to the wall . |
| 17 | " Gordon said I ought to bring her some scent . |
| 18 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 19 | The thought did n't seem to bring him any comfort . |
| 20 | We used to split them up and his men take his that way and th we used to bring ours this way , yeah . |
| 21 | They are part of a joint tour with Sisters Unlimited , the first in a series designed to bring us European folk music . |
| 22 | John Kane donned his waders to bring us this report . |
| 23 | ‘ Now ring the bell , ma chère , for Ernestine to bring us some tea , then you may leave us . |
| 24 | Tell Nettie that Mr MacKay has arrived , and ask her to be good enough to bring us some tea . ’ |
| 25 | But at least we have trained the waitress to bring us three cups of coffee each for breakfast , as we need at least that to wake us up for an early morning start ! |
| 26 | What did Sportsnight choose to bring us last Tuesday , the third day of Albertville '92 ? |