Example sentences of "bringing him " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it should be noted that the actual breaking point for Raskolnikov in the novel is the illness which induces his apocalyptic science-fiction nightmare of germs and Possessed -type madness and destruction , bringing him literally to Sonya 's feet and both of them to ‘ the dawn of a new future , of a full resurrection into a new life ’ which will be the subject of another story . |
| 2 | On one occasion during field-work a father who needed to be present while his young son was being questioned at the station instructed his child to ‘ Tell these f'ing black bastards nothin' ’ , and when told that that was a lovely way to bring up his son replied , ‘ Aye , and I 'll keep bringing him up that way ’ ( FN 11/7/87 , p. 9 ) . |
| 3 | Is that natural after all the years of bringing him up ? ’ |
| 4 | And if Jack had been such another he would have thanked Charlie for his unstinted friendship , his generous loans , his hospitality and for bringing him Marilyn Thompson . |
| 5 | Diana has helped Charles by bringing him into the modern era , teasing him and leavening his spirits , and keeping him young and abreast of young people 's thinking . |
| 6 | He stumbled backwards and struck a bed screen that crashed to the floor , bringing him with it . |
| 7 | At least he had n't insisted on bringing him inside . |
| 8 | He had already dreamt about her often , but usually she was fully dressed and smiling enigmatically as she waited on him , bringing him food and wine . |
| 9 | But I feel that I am now in the way of bringing him to me since I have a house and am no longer in service and need only to arrange to have him brought over . |
| 10 | His three comrades were bringing him down . |
| 11 | In his Commentaries on the Laws of England published over half a century before the 1870 Education Act , Blackstone wrote that ‘ it is not easy to imagine or allow that a parent has conferred any considerable benefit on his child by bringing him into the world , if he afterwards entirely neglects his culture and education , and suffers him to grow up like a mere beast , to lead a life useless to others and shameful to himself ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Lawler will be upset that I 'm only bringing him eight brace , but I did my best , ’ Maggie said as they pulled away . |
| 13 | None was as close as Ewan had been , but they did their best , bringing him the gossip , chattering , urging him to rise , to dress , to come out , come down and eat his dinner with the other folk . |
| 14 | Despite this rivalry the new Emperor restored Bavaria to Henry in 1154 , bringing him to the height of his power as a German prince . |
| 15 | You did right , Beano , bringing him . |
| 16 | Formatting to the rear of the Rallye , Legg established radio contact , and gently eased Anderson through a series of power adjustments and manoeuvres to make a practice approach at Cardiff before bringing him around for a successful , damage- and injury-free landing . |
| 17 | In deference to the apparent madness of King George III he agreed to the Lord Chamberlain 's proposal , as play censor , to omit Shakespeare 's King Lear from the repertory which told of a monarch similarly afflicted ; but clashed with him over The School for Scandal , the objections to which , however , he managed to resolve , bringing him a period of near prosperity . |
| 18 | Bringing him food as she had done every day of his imprisonment . |
| 19 | His descendant , John , the third baron Ashburnham , served as a soldier while following the family tradition of dynastic marriages ; in his case , he excelled his inherited duties by outliving the three heiresses he married , bringing him £30,000 in dowries . |
| 20 | An addict only stops when he personally comes to the conclusion that his addiction is bringing him more trouble and suffering than pleasure . |
| 21 | It was Francis who gave Cantona his foothold in English football by bringing him to Sheffield for a one-week trial last January . |
| 22 | Indeed , during the interview , Wright popped into Gray 's house for a chat , bringing him a unexpected gift of tracksuit bottoms . |
| 23 | ‘ Bryan had an exceptional start to the season and that certainly was my reasoning behind bringing him back into the Turkey game , ’ said Taylor . |
| 24 | Bless you , Johnnie , for bringing him ! ’ |
| 25 | It was Wyvis Hall once more , his house , but bringing him no pleasure , no deep , excited , almost sick joy . |
| 26 | ‘ You should have asked my permission first before bringing him along . |
| 27 | She thinks that she 's merely bringing him down to meet Jim and me . ’ |
| 28 | HOW arrogant of David Mellor to blame the tabloids for bringing him down when it was his own folly . |
| 29 | The president had silenced the vociferous strike-leader by bringing him on to the ruling body . |
| 30 | By now he had become a Test cricketer , having played in three of the exciting 1960–61 Tests against West Indies ( and substituted in the field in the tied Test at Brisbane , his first , at Melbourne , being the 500th Test match , and bringing him poignantly what were to remain best batting and bowling performances in an eight-Test career . |