Example sentences of "[vb infin] bring the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he consider bringing the regulator 's review of purchasing policy forward from 1993 ? |
| 2 | Although Kennedy increased the size of US forces in Germany there was nothing he could do to bring the Berlin Wall down , or to stop those who tried to cross it from being shot . |
| 3 | These first lines of ht book , do n't hesitate to bring the reader right to the core of the situation of Pip 's life , Charles Dickens puts the information he needs to give us right in front of our noses , there are no complications added . |
| 4 | Hans van den Broek , the EC 's foreign-affairs commissioner , would like to bring the easterners closer to the Community without offering them full membership . |
| 5 | ‘ How did you get on to him ? ’ asked Greg , threading his bulky self through the labyrinth of curving stairs and looking towards his guide apprehensively , ‘ I mean , what was it made you decide to bring the books out again ? ’ |
| 6 | Labour candidates found themselves pledged to unilateral disarmament , withdrawal from the European Community and an economic policy that would have brought the country to bankruptcy within weeks . |
| 7 | Besides that , it would have brought the Valar too far forward ; at many points it would have destroyed the hobbits ’ highly realistic sense of loneliness and confusion . |
| 8 | Those routes would have brought the flights near the area of the cloud . |
| 9 | By now your heater will have brought the water to temperature and should have been adjusted to ensure that it 's spot on . |
| 10 | An interesting discovery which would certainly have brought the Hunters running was unearthed at Danbury , Essex , in October 1779 . |
| 11 | Would n't have brought the wench back , so there seemed no point in turning his world upside down . |
| 12 | ‘ Lionan and Mullach , and Jinneth , could be out there somewhere now , waiting for a signal to attack — or Jinneth could have brought the signal herself . |
| 13 | ‘ The Civil Aviation Authority should never have brought the prosecution . |
| 14 | The view that the assassination of Hitler would have brought the end of the war was reported as the opinion of many inhabitants of the town of Bad Aibling in his administrative region . |
| 15 | In Japan the securities industry , whose profits have been built on shares sold to housewives in the Japanese equivalent of Tupperware parties , is desperately worried that last year 's stockmarket crash may have brought the party to an end . |
| 16 | But , despite a growing public awareness , with huge crowds for the round-Britain event at most of the stage finishes , the Manchester city-centre leg which sealed Lillywhite 's win could have brought the curtain down on Britain 's best-known cycle race . |
| 17 | With her temperament , surely she 'd have brought the roof in if she 'd discovered her lover in the arms of another woman ? |
| 18 | The most heroic plays were made as we leapt to stop the ball hitting the wooden door to the hall or banging into the metal shutters over the window , which would have brought the guards running in . |
| 19 | And , with Tim Kelaher missing two penalty chances which might have brought the Aussies back into the game , victory was sealed two minutes from time when Williams , in his finest hour for the All Whites , fired over a superb drop goal . |
| 20 | Thus we have the permitting conditions : the lack of parental control which might have brought the youth into more conventional alignments rather than setting him free to explore the more extravagant possibilities of a sporting career . |
| 21 | Rachel could have brought the snow in and let it melt so as to distract attention from herself . |
| 22 | Eliot said Ayling believed the sale of the lease would have brought the paper the huge sum of money it needed to refurbish the part of the building it was to retain and to update its rather old-fashioned equipment . |
| 23 | I was lingering near the assembled bottles , wondering who on earth could have brought the Bourgueil , when I was joined by the man I had seen stepping out of the BMW . |
| 24 | Only one God can have brought the world into being , supervise it in the present and bring it to its end . |
| 25 | The thought occurred that Christopher Timothy must really have brought the house down with his little joke the day he opened the fete . |
| 26 | On the other hand , when the family atmosphere becomes particularly strained or difficult , the counsellor should attempt to bring the discussion around to a more harmonious matter . |
| 27 | Their only hope now is that a buyer can be found who can afford vast sum , it will take to bring the building back to it 's former glory . |
| 28 | I was only thinking of the family — they would wish to bring the priest in good time . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You do n't have to bring the hospital home with you , ’ Irene reminded her . |
| 30 | Do not forget to bring the cable needles that are crossed over to E position before knitting the following four rows . |