Example sentences of "brought in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Clever stuff , ’ exclaimed Tom as Edith brought in the puddings . |
| 2 | If Soren Kierkegaard vitiated the easy-going philosophical idealism of his day with his heavily personalised challenges to it ; if von Rochau brought in the concept of Realpolitik to Bismarck 's Germany ; and if Karl Barth ushered in ‘ Crisis Theology ’ in Switzerland ; it is at least arguable that Irving Layton fathered ‘ Crisis Poetry ’ in Canada : poetry that demanded a decision , a response ; that cut through the emollient patter and posed a rough demand on the reader or hearer . |
| 3 | Swinburne read Greek and took English metric in hand ; Rossetti brought in the Italian primitives ; Fitzgerald made the only good poem of the time that has gone to the PeoPle ; it is called , and is to a great extent , a translation or mistranslation . |
| 4 | Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time . |
| 5 | Marjorie does the books ; their son John runs the shop and helps with the coaching ; his wife Janie does the typing , and when I was in the office the lad who brought in the post said ‘ There you are , Grandad ’ and turned out to be John 's son , James . |
| 6 | The man told him in sarcastic tones that he could have his £9 back at any time if he brought in the young lady in the photograph . |
| 7 | At that time the bones of a saint were important : the Abbeys would vie with each other to see who could claim to have the best holy relics , because bones performed miracles , which brought in the visitors . ’ |
| 8 | A sterling crisis in 1976 brought in the IMF , effectively as overseers of the economy . |
| 9 | Knowing this to be his likely mood when I brought in the tea yesterday afternoon , and being aware of his general propensity to talk with me in a bantering tone at such moments , it would certainly have been wiser not to have mentioned Miss Kenton at all . |
| 10 | She recalled now that this was the one who had explained to his mother what clandestinely meant , and he , too , was the one who brought in the law when confronted by the policeman . |
| 11 | Jesus Christ brought in the Piscean Age ( hence , it is alleged , the ichthus fish sign of the new church and the numerous allusions to fishermen being turned into fishers of men ) . |
| 12 | After two and a half years , Mr Lawrence brought in the consultants , McKinsey & Co . |
| 13 | One night she brought in the usual cocoa and watched while Dad removed a splinter from my palm Dad looked up and caught her grinning . |
| 14 | He brought in the Pulqui Mark 1 , which lost three test pilots in crashes before being scrapped as an idea to be replaced by the Pulqui Mark 2 , which also crashed in trials killing more . |
| 15 | Cheryl Gillan MP , who brought in the ten minute rule bill , says adopters need the same employment security as birth parents . |
| 16 | ‘ I brought in the Readers ' Digests , ’ she muttered , unable to apply the brakes when she 'd been on such a powerful roll . |
| 17 | The Fnac has renewed its long-running offensive against the French system of r.p.m. on books — just a few weeks before the parliamentary elections which seem likely to spell defeat for France 's ruling Socialists , the party that brought in the Loi Lang to regulate book prices in 1981 . |
| 18 | Willy brought in the coffee and smiled at her . |
| 19 | Patrick smiled at the woman as she brought in the tea . |
| 20 | We were still going slowly and painfully round the room when Estella brought in the relations who had been waiting downstairs . |
| 21 | ‘ Why do you think they brought in the Black and Tans ? |
| 22 | So Vasilissa brought in the skull . |
| 23 | They brought in the Welfare State , but they forgot Barbara herself . |
| 24 | " But that policeman who brought in the exhibits said that she was only eighteen . |
| 25 | She knew nothing of the future other than that it was an inhospitable fog that no-one had any choice but to enter , but she was certain that there was a scene all laid-out and waiting for her where she brought in the name of the man — or woman — who 'd first talked to Chrissie and then run her down . |
| 26 | She watched him carefully as Wakelate brought in the brandy and poured out a generous measure . |
| 27 | ‘ All I can say is that when we brought in the Wheel yesterday there was no sign of the Scapegoat . ’ |
| 28 | They brought in the horses , hobbled them and built up the fire . |
| 29 | " There you go , girl , " I said at the other end , when I brought in the final batch . |
| 30 | Dada contradicted everything Aunt Tossie said , so they stayed at Newmarket until Twomey brought in the pudding . |