Example sentences of "brought [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They rarely lived in the countryside , but their investments brought them prestige as well as profits . |
| 2 | HAPPY IN HELL — The Christians ( Island ) Restrained soul-pop outing that sees the brothers Christian returning to the kind of infectious form that brought them success with ‘ Forgotten Town ’ and ‘ Ideal World ’ . |
| 3 | Antonio brought them wine and olives . |
| 4 | A quietly efficient English manservant brought them coffee and Armagnac , and then withdrew . |
| 5 | After the meal , the waiter cleared the table and brought them coffee . |
| 6 | They had missed breakfast but the porter brought them coffee and hot rolls in one of the small lounges , then rang for a taxi to take them to Royalbion House . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's down to work tomorrow , ’ Ronni observed , glancing across at Silvia , as the waiter cleared away their fruit plates and brought them coffee . |
| 8 | The English kings , however , were unlikely to be willing to relinquish a part of their inheritance which brought them revenue in the early fourteenth century of about £13,000 a year , and whose subjects accepted English rule . |
| 9 | Allister Hutton , Mike Gratton and Veronique Marot are returning to the course which brought them victory in the eighties and they 'll be joined by Berlin Marathon winner Steve Brace , who is using the London as part of his preparation for Barcelona . |
| 10 | Desmond 's wife brought them tea and a sponge cake that was still warm . |
| 11 | Aelin brought them food on wooden platters . |
| 12 | During Partition they went into hiding , and for a fortnight their good Hindu friends brought them food and water . |
| 13 | His enemies called for peace but he brought them death . |
| 14 | One monster brought me water . |
| 15 | You brought me happiness that I never thought I would know again in this world , and you 've added to it every day . ’ |
| 16 | She brought me breakfast in bed to ensure that I was awake and would n't spend the morning half-sleeping in frowsty tumbled sheets . |
| 17 | The girl brought me soup and then my trout , the best and freshest I had ever tasted , though the potatoes that accompanied it were not so good . |
| 18 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
| 19 | He brought me supper down here . |
| 20 | Signe brought me coffee in a pot with a felt cover that had eyes and a nose , then she sat on the edge of my bed holding a silly conversation with the felt cover while I drank my coffee . |
| 21 | ‘ The same messenger , ’ Corbett interjected , ‘ who brought you news that the King intended to travel to Kinghorn ? ’ |
| 22 | It 's a spoof cop movie from the team who brought you Airplane , and if you 've never seen it then do n't sit here reading this élitist drivel — race , hop , limbo or mince to your nearest ‘ Videorama ’ and prepare to BARK with laughter , split your stays , and have the parts refreshed that other sagas can not reach . |
| 23 | The fires also brought him money — £10.50 each time he was called out . |
| 24 | ‘ He used to say they brought him luck . ’ |
| 25 | Betty thinks her socks brought him luck . |
| 26 | ‘ First of all , he kept Derek Jefferson on because he brought him luck and he likes the caddie to hold the flag because he can concentrate on his stroke better . |
| 27 | Gifford Tate started to use it as soon as it came out , he reckoned it brought him luck . |
| 28 | Isambard was in his bath , washing off the sweat of the hunt , when they brought him word that there was a groom at the lower guard in Llewelyn 's livery , asking safe-conduct for an envoy from Aber . |
| 29 | The patronage of Sir Edward Phelips [ q.v. ] probably brought him admission to the Middle Temple ( 1614 ) , James I gave him fee-farm rents in sixteen counties ( 1619–24 ) , and he became clerk extraordinary to the Privy Council ( 1624–40 ) . |
| 30 | It brought him abuse from the Tory Press and suspension from Twenty Questions . |