Example sentences of "[noun pl] brought " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flesh dollies like Sheri Dean and the Sobell Skaters brought out a disc entitled ‘ Make Someone Happy ( this Christmas ) ’ which exhorted us to ‘ spread the word and light the lights , ca n't you feel the town is bright ? ’ |
| 2 | Shoulders brought up head forced down |
| 3 | But the fleeting images brought back piercing emotions . |
| 4 | Some of them , like Sir Robert Birley , the headmaster of Eton and a member of the Fleming Committee , disliked the social selectiveness of the schools and the dependence of admission upon the ability to pay fees , and hoped to see the schools brought fully into the mainstream of national life . |
| 5 | The slow and somehow primeval erecting of that mat of grey hairs brought a curious chill to Wexford 's blood . |
| 6 | These two words brought Elinor out in a kind of rash of solicitude . |
| 7 | The contrast between his former colossal outburst and these whispered words brought a cold sickening reality . |
| 8 | His words brought back another scene . |
| 9 | His words brought her up short . |
| 10 | The teasing words brought instant and delicious reprisals , and later Felipe sighed and leaned back , holding her in his arms . |
| 11 | The contemptuous tone of the words brought Isabel 's head up . |
| 12 | The note in his voice was n't easy to decipher , but his words brought her eyes wide open again . |
| 13 | His angry words brought her back to reality , but did nothing to take away her sense of grievance . |
| 14 | Only a few steps brought him to within feet of her . |
| 15 | A PAPER fan inherited among a job lot on her marriage led Mrs Lynn Lamport on a trail of historical intrigue unearthing tales of three-in-a-bed and of a Lady whose gambling losses brought her down to the level of street sweeper . |
| 16 | THE team of double glazing salesmen whose methods brought terror to householders has been sacked . |
| 17 | With every day that passed he became ever more despairing and hopeless as messengers brought him reports of the army 's casualties . |
| 18 | Her legs brought her to a halt in front of a glass case containing a Leeds dinner-service . |
| 19 | We had climbed together a couple of weeks before at Goat Crag , where I was once again reminded how suited Fanshawe is to upward progress ; a powerful frame and seemingly hydraulic legs brought him to the crag aeons before I arrived . |
| 20 | Kennedy 's insistence on keeping Soviet influence out of the Western Hemisphere and miscalculations by both superpowers brought the world to the brink of nuclear conflict in 1962 . |
| 21 | Against Fareham the juniors trailed 2-1 at half-time , but a change of tactics brought them a 6-2 win . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , a combination of ‘ traffic ’ problems and overdoing the waiting tactics brought about his downfall , but Glasgow will know more about was is required today and can recover loses . |
| 23 | But the full-page pictures brought the heroic figure to life . |
| 24 | His breezy , irreverent pictures brought life and fun into the staid , pre-war world of the fashion photograph . |
| 25 | Their husbands brought their cars to the rally which is being held at the former car-plant at Dunmurry this weekend . |
| 26 | Arab traders brought literacy to West and East Africa , but the technology of printing came from Europe and the United States . |
| 27 | From Anatolia , Minoan traders brought black obsidian , possibly tin and exotic sealstones : from Cyprus , probably copper . |
| 28 | Visiting cosmonauts brought back 27 seed pods in the summer , and the seeds have since sprouted and grown normally . |
| 29 | These weavers and craftsmen brought new skills to the country but they also imported radical ideas about the role of the church in society and its organisation . |
| 30 | A single line railway ran from St George 's to Kelly 's Island , the full length of the colony , and many Bermudians brought their bicycles part of the way to town on the flat-cars attached to the train for that purpose . |