Example sentences of "[pron] bring [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How have I brought down a Cabinet Minister ? |
| 2 | Er am I I brought back a pack full of riveting information for Your Lordships which I have placed in the library , this library , not that library . |
| 3 | I saw the plant growing happily in a garden in Virginia , and I brought back a cutting … |
| 4 | Both the development of the welfare state and the emergence of fascism or , more generally , of totalitarian regimes , are undoubtedly major political changes , which can be defined , in the light of this twentieth century experience , but also taking into account other historical transformations , as those which bring about a significant reorganization of the apparatus of government , a change in the relations between government and people , and to a considerable extent , a restructuring of other social relationships , including modifications in the hierarchical ordering of various social groups . |
| 5 | It is our reasons for asserting a dependent conditional which bring in a good deal more than what is brought in by the conditional itself . |
| 6 | ‘ In one reminiscence session somebody brought in an old-fashioned Victorian commode , which looked like a chair , and the group was asked what it was . |
| 7 | These had deeds of Herakles and Theseus , and an Amazonomachy , presumably that at Themiscyra , the city of the Amazons , where Theseus accompanied Herakles on his quest for Hippolyta 's girdle and himself brought back an Amazon bride , Antiope . |
| 8 | Wallich based his refutation mainly on a Bulldog sounding , at a depth of some 2,300 metres , which brought up a number of brittle-stars entangled in the line . |
| 9 | He opened his mouth to speak but his words were drowned by a volley of musket fire nearby and the crash of a round shot which brought down a shower of plaster on the heads of his audience . |
| 10 | He also objected to the Pope 's choice for Archbishop of Canterbury , which brought about a situation whereby all religious observance could not be undertaken , including baptisms , weddings and burials , and John was excommunicated . |
| 11 | I ended up in hospital in a plaster cast , the trauma of which brought about a nervous breakdown which resulted in ten months in a psychiatric hospital . |
| 12 | Paul Gascoigne 's career and his hugely expensive transfer to Lazio had been in doubt ever since his disastrous knee injury in last year 's FA Cup Final , but the night club fracas which brought about a further fracture made a successful recovery look still less likely . |
| 13 | there was a holistic world vision which brought about an understanding of the natural order . |
| 14 | It tells the story of the development , testing and eventual use of the atomic bombs which brought about an end to the Second World War . |
| 15 | as if from nowhere Henry , too , appeared and , crouching in the corner of the couch , Emma now watched him struggling with her mother , and when he wrenched the poker from her hand and flung it across the room , there was the sound of splintering wood , which brought about an inevitable silence , punctuated only by gasps . |
| 16 | The new government , which brought in a number of technocrats to take over key economic portfolios , did not , however , include any members of the opposition or resistance movements . |
| 17 | ‘ The climate makes this a good place in which to bring up a child . |
| 18 | Which brings back a curious memory , of canvassing a young man in a tracksuit in Cromford , Derbyshire , who stood before me arguing about education , with what John Major would call a very considerable erection . |
| 19 | Michell embarks upon a spot of literary detective work , which brings about a meeting with flaxen-haired Dr Maud Bailey of Lincoln University . |
| 20 | But it is the description of the neglected grange which brings about an understanding of the depths of her emotion The use of assonance throughout the poem creates the sound of Mariana 's despair . |
| 21 | You bring out a new menu and they say , ‘ Is that all ? |
| 22 | The idea is that you bring along a fully licensed copy of a rival business application , buy a Microsoft Office Trade-In pack , which includes a mouse mat , voucher and pre-paid envelope , post the voucher with proof of ownership and Microsoft sends you Office 3.0 , which has a recommended price of £575 . |
| 23 | How do you bring up a child like that ? |
| 24 | One particularly useful feature is Autocloning which lets you bring in a scanned or painted image — such as an ordinary snapshot — and edit it in a particular painting style . |
| 25 | Could you bring in a couple of ashtrays when you come in love ? |
| 26 | ‘ And if you find a cafe , could you bring back a couple of bacon sandwiches ? ’ |
| 27 | Were you brought up a Catholic ? |
| 28 | She brought out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard . |
| 29 | With that she brought out a shining copy of Charles Kingsley 's The Water Babies . |
| 30 | Reaching into her skirt pocket , she brought out a silver shilling which she placed into the older man 's hand . |