Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] bring [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just brought up the files . |
| 2 | I mean , why have you suddenly brought up the subject of Elise ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe you just bring out the worst in me ! ’ |
| 4 | You can find this setting by trial and error by getting someone to speak steadily into the microphone while you gradually bring up the mixer level from zero to the point at which the volume , as monitored on headphones , ceases to rise . |
| 5 | To a substantial crowd gathered on the office steps , she enthusiastically brought on the candidate : ‘ I want to introduce to you , possibly — is n't that wonderful — the next president of the United States . ’ |
| 6 | She looked across at him and told him frankly , ‘ I fear you simply bring out the worst in me . ’ |
| 7 | Seconds later , he asked me urgently to bring over a large roll of cotton-wool . |
| 8 | Six years ago we successfully brought about a European-wide ban on the bulk trade in tortoises where the UK alone was importing at the height of the trade 250,000 a year of which 80 per cent were dead within two years . |
| 9 | When staff at the hospital realised their mistake they quickly brought out the right baby . |
| 10 | Somehow Dr Neil 's touch did not seem to affect her as badly as that of most men , even though in the cab home sitting so near to him nearly brought on the kind of faintness which she had felt on the walk home from church . |
| 11 | Make-up artist and hairdresser Yanina advised , ‘ Bright browns are always best for blue eyes — they really bring out the colour . |
| 12 | ‘ We subscribed to a Customs and Excise newsletter to keep pace with the changes — and things were happening so fast they even brought out a special Christmas edition . |
| 13 | That may have been one factor in causing her subsequently to bring up the children in the Jewish faith . |
| 14 | We may decide let's be passive and move to battle decide is actually an important issue and wan na be aggressive and they actually bring in a relationship so important . |
| 15 | Even according to that it only brings about a slight improvement and yet , the new road causes b in in the words of the County Planning Officer , erm the Borough Council 's own officers and the County Council 's own environmental consultants , causes severe environmental damage . |
| 16 | It was a smell so keen that it momentarily brought back the holiday she and Martin had spent in Amalfi , the trudge hand-in-hand up the winding road to the mountain-top , the pile of lemons and oranges by the roadside , putting their noses to those golden , pitted skins , the laughter and the happiness . |
| 17 | What was it finally brought about the end of the strike in nineteen twenty six ? |
| 18 | For the international economy it hopefully brings about a more efficient allocation of investment or financial resources . |
| 19 | He still brings in a few of the old fans . |
| 20 | It also brought up the art quote of the year , from one Ziff Fistrunk ( no , I do not make up the name ) , director of the Southside Chicago Sports Council , who organised the protest : ‘ I have trained players in Little League and semi-pro baseball , and at no time did I train them naked . ’ |
| 21 | But when BT introduced its computer service , it also brought in a charge of 43p per inquiry and , as a matter of policy , would not give addresses . |
| 22 | It also brings in a good two-thirds of its profits from overseas . |
| 23 | It also brings in the bases the the basic the bases and the alkalis . |
| 24 | In the few cases just seen where the to infinitive denotes an action , it also brings in the nuance of subsequence , of sudden movement from one instant to the next . |
| 25 | It debases people , but it also brings out the best in people . ’ |
| 26 | Nor , despite the arbitrary results capable of being produced by the requirement of illegality , is the law necessarily unwise in displaying this reluctance to extend liability , for if the requirement of illegality were abandoned a much greater burden would have to be placed upon the defence of justification if we were to avoid the intolerable situation that A was liable to C whenever and however he knowingly brought about a breach of a contract between B and C. |
| 27 | He then brought up the £8000 to £8,000 by steering clear of the OTC , and the vicar was ecstatic that at last he seemed to be making some money . |
| 28 | It certainly brings in a mixed crowd : baggy ravers thrash about shoulder to shoulder with the city centre Top Man set , and there are even odd scally superflies in rainbow-coloured Afro wigs . |