Example sentences of "[det] bring [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He had long been in a bad state of health , which he took no care to repair but on the contrary lived in such a manner as greatly promoted the disorders he had had long upon him , this brought on the Flux which put a period to his life ’ ( Cook ) . |
| 2 | The nervous tension of dodging and ducking about a sky crowded with equally dodging and ducking planes , some firing , some looking as if they might fire at any instant , some sheering wildly away to avoid a collision ; and all the time trying to grab a quick shot at a mere point of light : all this brought back the strain of combat , when you were pressed on by the excitement of chasing the enemy , pulled back by the horror of shooting a friend , and periodically shaken with fright by the thought that at any second you might be cut in two . |
| 3 | Then came the advent of the digital computer and this brought about the concept of setting type by using light — phototypesetting . |
| 4 | Perhaps more generally useful is right clicking on the normal text entry area — this brings up the Modify Style dialog box — or in the border around the page when you are in the default Layout Mode — which brings up the Modify Page Layout dialog box . |
| 5 | To forget this brings about the destruction of the values of civilization . |
| 6 | This brings in the other theme of how money can corrupt which is obviously shown by the ways in which Pip 's attitude changes towards those around him by becoming condescending towards them and showing little respect and compassion . |
| 7 | This brings out the point that it is not always an easy matter to determine the functional significance of any given electrocortical event . |
| 8 | Testing is the same sort of thing but this brings out the different functions that I talked about either summations or or products . |
| 9 | as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position . |
| 10 | Corinth , which had done so much to bring on the war by urging on Sparta , was more damaged by it , and more permanently , than any other city . |
| 11 | Commonwealth countries take the view that it is the limited sanctions so far applied which have done much to bring about the new climate represented by the de Klerk administration , and believe a turn of the screw would effect more change . |
| 12 | It did much to bring about the Anglo-Dutch conflict of 1780 . |
| 13 | These brought in the cash , but had to be meticulously types with no rubbing out , or so they said . |
| 14 | Sadly the most vicious of these brought down the rig on ‘ Strictly Business ’ on only the second outing for this interesting-looking Castro newcomer now owned by Nigel Musto ( RCYC ) . |
| 15 | And , although you do get Patsy Kensit to show that not all Boers are boors , there can be little doubt that casting like this will in the long run do more to bring about the end of white rule in South Africa than Robert Royston 's worthy but long-winded drama of apartheid horrors . |
| 16 | Nastase on Feb. 21 rejected domestic criticism that the government was not doing enough to bring about the reunion of Romania and Moldova ( divided when Moldova was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940 ) . |
| 17 | The vintage style Clean 1 is perfect for almost anything , while Clean 2 is enough to bring out the Mutt Lange in anyone — it 's so sparkly , and begs for the addition of some subtle effects . |
| 18 | He can relax at the weekends and if it is a good skool Eustace will soon be strong and brainy enuff to bring in the coal ’ |
| 19 | That brings out the colour of your eyes so beautifully , and it 's casual enough to look as if you have n't dressed up . |
| 20 | That brings in the matter of recreational use — angling or , perhaps , boating . |
| 21 | Less on on er less unless unless we split full pages and go into halves and that brings in the same sort of revenue thereabouts but just happens to spread |