Example sentences of "[adj] bring [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " 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 | The local newspaper , the Mid-Ocean Times , printed a short story about the arrival of Canada 's first ‘ radio columnist ’ and this brought about a radio interview at ZBM , Radio Bermuda . |
| 4 | Then came the advent of the digital computer and this brought about the concept of setting type by using light — phototypesetting . |
| 5 | The demonstrations at the end of 1985 brought about a degree of response , although the authorities did not address the main issues raised by the students . |
| 6 | He had wanted Lesley to have an abortion , but because he feels committed to Lesley he is prepared to bring up the baby as if she were his own . |
| 7 | This brings up a dialogue box , where you type in the necessary alterations . |
| 8 | To forget this brings about the destruction of the values of civilization . |
| 9 | This brings out the point that it is not always an easy matter to determine the functional significance of any given electrocortical event . |
| 10 | Willie Carson will also resting easy after suggestions that he had been wrong to bring about the withdrawal of the red-hot favourite , Superoo , before the start of Ascot 's opening event on Saturday , having done a similar thing with the favourite , Red Paddy , before the Royal Hunt Cup . |
| 11 | It would be wrong to bring in the goodwill arising on the full 30% acquisition ( see working 4 ) . |
| 12 | We would each bring out a packet of Bisontes with the bold bison emblem and a little box of those peculiarly Spanish waxed matches called cerillos . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | These brought in the cash , but had to be meticulously types with no rubbing out , or so they said . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | She also set two rubbish bins alight to bring out the fire brigade . |
| 18 | were incompetent , erm the people who were supposed to bring up the recording thing at the station meeting did n't . |
| 19 | If the foreign and defence policy-makers may be accused of insufficient attention to the economic aspects of their policies , it is far from clear that the economic arguments were pressed in a manner most likely to bring about a re-assessment of overseas commitments . |
| 20 | While the formation of this ugly , bumpy skin condition is closely related to the hormonal system , which is in turn adversely affected by stress , Danielle maintains that ‘ nervousness , tension , frustration , shock , anger and so forth can all bring on a cellulite condition . |
| 21 | The economic recession of the late 1970s brought about a decline in the scheme similar to that in regional policy . |
| 22 | ‘ The strain of it all brought on a heart attack . |
| 23 | The death of Mackay 's mother in 1902 brought on a depression from which he was delivered only by his dedication to his new cause , that of championing ‘ the nameless love ’ , as he called it . |
| 24 | The Education Act of 1902 brought about the establishment of secondary schools with 25 per cent of places going as scholarships to children who had passed an exam at the elementary schools . |
| 25 | The collapse of the Empire in 1814 and the fall of Napoleon I brought about a dispersal of the Imperial House and although the return of Napoleon from Elba in 1815 led to a restoration of the family fortunes , it was all over in the Hundred Days . |
| 26 | Two months later he was able to bring down the Government , and Lord Malmesbury took over as Foreign Secretary in the new Conservative administration . |
| 27 | ‘ You will probably never be able to bring back the era of ballroom dancing , ’ he said . |
| 28 | It 's important to bring back a sense of community and life into the countryside . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Fred and Beth have had to rebel against it ( one brought up a Methodist , the other a Catholic ) . |