Example sentences of "bring [pers pn] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | things which have brought them here for the afternoon . |
| 2 | Clearly he 'd brought her here for a purpose … |
| 3 | He should have been at boarding school , but his mother , who loved him very much , had brought him home for a month or two , because she thought his health was delicate . |
| 4 | Someone must have brought it here for a purpose , but I must admit it looks abandoned . |
| 5 | To constitute an offence under those sections the waste must have been deposited on an unlicensed site or in breach of the conditions in the licence , must amount to an ‘ environmental hazard ’ and must have been deposited in such circumstances or for such a period that whoever deposited it there may reasonably be assumed to have abandoned it there or to have brought it there for the purpose of its being disposed as waste . |
| 6 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 7 | Last autumn a conference in Toronto brought them together for an update and planning meeting . |
| 8 | brought him there for the view , but it was impossible not to watch just the aircraft lights , perhaps macabrely hoping one would lose its grip . |
| 9 | ‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar . |