Example sentences of "[conj] bring [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visitors sent or brought him small gifts . ’ |
| 2 | I have to make two remarks that bring me great pleasure . |
| 3 | Underwood 's new book , Flying Wing ( Stanley Paul £1499 ) , was intended to signal the end of a glittering career that brought him 55 England caps and a record 35 tries . |
| 4 | The only thing he seems to be good at is denigrating Labour , the party that brought him political prominence . |
| 5 | James was continuing to play cricket throughout this period having become a member of the Maple Club , and while his reputation as a player was growing it was his overall knowledge of the game that brought him most attention . |
| 6 | Subsequent financial woes — he had quit his job as a broker to work on a show for the Boone gallery — sent Koons back to Pennsylvania , where he lived with his parents for several months before heading to Florida for a political campaign job that brought him enough money to return to New York . |
| 7 | In a bid to recreate the magic that brought them 27 hits , the girls have made a lavish video . |
| 8 | Yes , it 's the game that brought you big-busted blondes in bikinis , two hard-assed interplanetary SWAT men , the ‘ Weetabix ’ monsters and a jaw-cracking title . |
| 9 | He sent his parents a letter promising that ‘ if the good Lord God be merciful unto me and bring me safe home again , I will all the days of my life serve Him in praising His Holy name and exhorting others ’ . |
| 10 | Take it to Ligulf and bring me some meat . |
| 11 | And bring me some coffee ! |
| 12 | Run home at once , and bring me some gloves and a fan . |
| 13 | Please come and see what we do and bring us any problem you feel we can solve . ’ |
| 14 | Er , no what happened , my sister came up and brought her two kids in the afternoon |
| 15 | I gave my orders and they led me to a private room and brought me some writing paper and a pen . |
| 16 | Peach retired in 1905 after 43 years service in a career which had taken him into nearly every part of Scotland and brought him world-wide recognition as an outstanding field geologist . |
| 17 | The rest of us saw the year in in a hut halfway down the Greenstone valley ; the warden brewed her own beer , and brought us generous supplies of it ! |
| 18 | When Glen Baxter came for a signing session , we sold 80 copies of his book — a modest number perhaps for a shop of this size , but sales of his ‘ spin-off ’ goods amounted to a further 40% of the shop 's turnover that day and brought us some 16% over our sales target for that week . |