Example sentences of "[noun pl] bring him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few steps brought him to within feet of her . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | However , the research on crinoids brought him into conflict with George Cumberland ; it is also clear from comments by H. Jelly and J. B. Pentland [ q.v. ] that this work was not held in universal high regard . |
| 4 | His reports on the collections brought him to the notice of the British scientific establishment and led to his appointment as naturalist in HMS Bulldog during a voyage under the command of Sir Leopold M ‘ Clintoch in 1860 to investigate a possible northern route for the proposed north Atlantic telegraph cable . |
| 5 | It took police 13 years to bring him to justice . |
| 6 | One note of warning : if you think of Sherlock Holmes as being an historical figure ( and it 's hard not to , so lifelike was Conan Doyle 's portrayal ) do n't try to write stories bringing him to life again . |
| 7 | Be sure though to let the ‘ nice guy ’ have his say and in conflict situations bring him into play by asking for his views . |
| 8 | Both these acts brought him into conflict with the king and with some of his own clergy . |
| 9 | His interests bring him in contact with these things , since they constitute the furnishings of his play activities . |
| 10 | There were plate-glass windows on three sides of the office … and what Cardiff saw through those windows brought him to a halt . |
| 11 | A few easy moves brought him to the sanctuary of the belay ledge . |
| 12 | A few seconds brought him to the oak . |
| 13 | ALBERT Cowen was former deputy leader of the Labour group in York and a railway worker in the city for 38 years two reasons to bring him into regular conflict with York 's Tory MP of nine years , Conal Gregory . |
| 14 | But the thought of possible other careers brought him to Jane Postlethwaite . |
| 15 | An Alliance candidate , Canavan , was again the runner-up who would have needed two-thirds of the non-transferable votes to bring him above McClure ( DUP ) who was elected seventh . |