Example sentences of "[vb -s] bring [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 2 | Er not relative not relative poverty because obviously the tide of prosperity has brought up the living standards of er the western world . |
| 3 | Abortion is a political act , and as a simple act of Parliament has brought about the slaughter , so only by a political action can the law be changed to stop it . ’ |
| 4 | What has brought about the change in Mr Gorbachev ? |
| 5 | Each change induces subtle adjustments and the heavier bat has brought about the introduction of the early pick-up with some resultant technical deficiencies . |
| 6 | That kind of people power has brought about the result today . ’ |
| 7 | The 14-year-old civil war between the government and Jonas Savimbi 's Unita rebels has brought about the collapse of the oil-rich Angolan economy , the story goes , and turned Luanda , once called the Rio de Janeiro of Africa , into one of the continent 's dirtiest capitals . |
| 8 | An alteration in circumstances concerning 4–7 of the above reasons has brought about the situation found since the mid 1980's , when there has been a lack of growth . |
| 9 | You then have to ask yourself the question , If there is n't any Government , if there is n't any er local development pressure of any substance which has brought about the need for this policy , has there been some sort of quantum change in Government policy which has necessitated that we give emphasis to this particular issue . |
| 10 | The capping has brought down the poll tax bill in the borough to £339.22 , a reduction of nearly £14 . |
| 11 | But at least in introducing the 1983 Annual Report a few months later he announced with pride ‘ Your Committee has brought out the Bondholders ! ’ |
| 12 | Barbour has brought out the flyweight Durham jacket ( £90 ) which , despite the description , is harder wearing but heavier than most of the other jackets I have tested . |
| 13 | How excellent to see that Sinead has brought out the closet intellectual and spiritual in all of you . |
| 14 | Peter Storm seems to have broken out of its slightly down-market image and has brought out the Microlite Mountain jacket ( £105 ) using its own breathable and waterproof MVT coating . |
| 15 | Michael Heseltine enjoys grand gestures and has no intention of allowing the Labour Party ( which has brought in the architect Sir Richard Rogers as its adviser ) to make all the running where the debate on the future of London is concerned . |
| 16 | Soldiers in the front line of industrial strife David Fairhall on the discreet arrangement that has brought in the troops . |
| 17 | A writer in South Africa , especially a Black writer , has to bring out the sufferings of the people , and be actively engaged in the whole liberation struggle . |
| 18 | And waiting for the call : The last hangman says bring back the rope . |
| 19 | The research aims to bring out the character of the efficiency-effectiveness debate and the nature of accountable management as it is being developed through the Financial Management Initiative , the efficiency strategy and associated developments . |
| 20 | The vivid recording helps to bring out the degree of refinement that Miss Edwards finds even in 1812 , without losing anything in dramatic bite . |
| 21 | A deconstructive reading tries to bring out the logic of the text 's language as opposed to the logic of its author 's claims . |
| 22 | Sarah Kent 's introduction tries to bring in the fall of Communism , which is probably pushing it a bit . |
| 23 | For the purpose of saving her , Ransom ( veteran of the journey to Malecandra in Out of the Silent Planet ) is actually made a Ransom for her , a sort of Christ figure sent to wrestle with the wicked scientist Weston who tries to bring about the Fall on the newly inhabited planet Venus . |
| 24 | ‘ I enjoy archery because it is a simple country sport , ’ he said , ‘ and I must admit it continues to bring out the child in me — I always enjoyed playing with bows and arrows when I was young ! ’ |