Example sentences of "[noun] brought up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merchants came next , men and women , then a prostitute ; a beggar brought up the rear , these allegorical figures representing the inescapable gradations of decay . |
| 2 | On the subject of boyfriends Shiona was notoriously sensitive , and doubly so , it appeared , when Jake brought up the subject . |
| 3 | Grant brought up the rear , using his arms only to haul himself up the rope . |
| 4 | Luib and Belig brought up the rear , and the two wolves loped alongside . |
| 5 | The Colonel brought up the rear . |
| 6 | Later that evening when they were seated comfortably in the bar Mary brought up the subject of the eerie feeling in the cutting ; they agreed it had been a most disturbing experience and that there must be some explanation . |
| 7 | The unmistakable figure of the immaculate Captain Trentham brought up the rear . |
| 8 | Then Davide 's father brought up the Socialists ' opposition to the war , which Tommaso scorned ; and the talk of money resumed . |
| 9 | Finally , when Schisgal had returned to his interrupted slumbers , Mortimer and Yates brought up the subject of the purpose of their visit . |
| 10 | One evening at Pack Meeting about two weeks before Christmas , Christine brought up the subject of Miss Miggs during Pow-wow . |
| 11 | Troop Sergeant Haines brought up the rear as the raiders moved towards the Old Entrance lock bridge ( 'G' ) but had first to swing north round the buildings on the east of the basin . |
| 12 | Bachelor 's Button and Pretty Polly brought up the rear . |
| 13 | While she had Stephen to herself , Tamar brought up the question of the name . |
| 14 | Stephen carried the small portable barbecue and coals , whilst James brought up the rear with the ice-box full of food , wine and local Banks ' beer . |
| 15 | After the harvest Kāli brought up the cows to graze the stubble and fertilize the fields for next year 's buckwheat crop . |
| 16 | The rest of his party brought up the rear , baiting and goading Ranulf , who gave as good as he got with a stream of obscene English oaths . |
| 17 | With the dessert , Thomas brought up the topic again of his own accord . |