Example sentences of "brought [adv] the " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . ’ |
2 | ‘ 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 ) . |
3 | ‘ It happened in the gym of this club right in the middle of my training , ’ he recalled , ‘ but it was not the training that brought on the attack although I had probably overdone things . |
4 | ‘ I brought only the most attractive brochures , ’ Adam said . |
5 | His own approaches , however , brought only the admission from Washington that the talks were designed to reach a better understanding of the respective positions of the two countries . |
6 | To hear some people talk , you would think such things are all in a jumbled undifferentiated past , much as the Louis XIV 's palace of Versailles with its real hall of mirrors now also houses Jacques-Louis David 's massive celebrations of Napoleon and of the revolution which brought down the Bourbons . |
7 | Two hours flew by before Justin Feltham 's Tiny Tim brought down the curtain with his ‘ and God bless us , every one . ’ |
8 | The ghosts of Bannockburn walked abroad , as Scotland 's rugby team brought down the much-fancied England XV at Murrayfield by 13–7 and scooped all the prizes from the five-nations international championship . |
9 | Most damningly , it was the SDLP which brought down the last Labour Government . |
10 | Fitt brought down the Labour Government because Labour had increased Northern Ireland 's representation at Westminster from 12 to 17 seats . |
11 | Gerry Fitt with the full support of his party brought down the last Labour government over a decision which greatly enhanced the SDLP 's standing . |
12 | The Balkans underwent successive crises of competing nationalisms , one of which finally brought down the pre-1914 structure of European power . |
13 | The first attempt to drive up the cost of travelling by road brought down the government . |
14 | When the revolutions of 1989 brought down the eastern bloc dictatorships , they swept away the façade of historical half-truths , distortions and lies on which the ruling élites grounded their legitimacy . |
15 | Michael Heseltine , The Man Who Brought Down Mrs Thatcher , and last week the man who brought down the house in a dazzling Commons performance . |
16 | That unrest brought down the government of Prime Minister V P Singh . |
17 | But what was the nature of the opposition , in particular from the Municipal Alliance , which had in 1900 brought down the first labour council in West Ham ? |
18 | The Oscar-winner 's shock decision brought down the curtain on a glittering 30-year screen career . |
19 | In late September 1934 , Gil Robles brought down the government and the CEDA was admitted to a reformed cabinet . |
20 | Must have been caused by the explosion that brought down the plane or by the impact of striking the water . ’ |
21 | The treaty was eventually ratified but the crisis brought down the Kishi government and produced the most widespread political protests of the postwar years . |
22 | The FMS was active in the protest movement which brought down the Lemus regime ( 1956–60 ) but , in common with many other groups , it became progressively disillusioned by the perpetual electoral frauds . |
23 | The sudden sound brought down the children and Hugh , who looked nervously at the Borzoi . |
24 | ‘ Father Abbot , I 'm back from Longner without much gained , for neither of the young men who brought down the timber has anything of note to tell . |
25 | Before this razor sharp satire became too cutting and brought down the Government , I decided to ask Neil and John a few questions … |
26 | ’ You are the one who brought down the spymaster of Aldebaran ? |
27 | But Hannibal 's wars with Rome brought down the devastating armies of the empire , and what war had not spoiled , the mosquito finished off . |
28 | The first FMLN announcement stated that one of the advisers had died instantly and the others within minutes from their injuries ; however , a further statement on Jan. 9 noted that two members of the unit which brought down the helicopter had been arrested on charges of murdering wounded prisoners of war , and that they would be dealt with according to " war justice " if found guilty . |
29 | It had been known at the time of his appointment that Miyazawa and members of his Cabinet had been implicated , in varying degrees , in the Recruit-Cosmos share scandal which brought down the Takeshita administration in 1989 [ see pp. 36463-64 ; 36589 ] . |
30 | Revelations in 1981 about the existence of the secret lodge brought down the government of Arnaldo Forlani [ see pp. 31045-47 ] . |