Example sentences of "to bring [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | The teacher will use a wide range of approaches and materials to bring them all up to an acceptable level of performance . |
2 | He summed up the disseminated structure of his novels ( often in his case a necessary result of serial publication , but also probably a matter of personal preference ) , in the same work , when he compared the chapters of a novel to a convoy of vessels and himself , the inventor , as a man-of-war turning attention now to one ship , now to another , in order to bring them all safely to port . |
3 | Before we left for Bosnia I told my platoon that my ultimate aim was to bring them all home alive . |
4 | Thrusting her palms angrily against his chest , she managed to bring them both back to earth again . |
5 | She waited until the pair of animals was within hail , then called out politely : " How very kind of you , dear Mr Jackal , to bring me such a nice fat tiger ! |
6 | Ven nodded , ‘ When I got back from taking you back to your hotel that Monday , I instructed him to bring me all correspondence to and from Verity magazine . |
7 | Kāli came to bring me some of the cooked meat , chewing some herself . |
8 | And if you can remember to bring me some headed notepaper as well , so |
9 | ‘ Do n't forget to bring me some poteen , ’ I said and left it at that . |
10 | Kim fought her way through a dozen pairs of clutching hands to bring me another pint of something I had n't asked for but would n't refuse . |
11 | To bring you all up-to-date , I enclose a copy of a memo which I circulated to the members of the sub-committee in January . |
12 | Cheltenham 's Gold Cup week … from Monday thro' till Thursday we 'll be there to bring you all the colour … the action and excitement … we 're off and running tonight with one of the local heroes … one of the favourites … one of the best in the land … who is Racing Gold |
13 | Each detail must be designed to help create the right response , the desired mood — to bring you another step nearer towards achieving your goals . |
14 | ‘ I 'm sorry to have to bring you this terrible news , ’ the inspector said . |
15 | Freemans and the Clothes Show Magazine have got together to bring you this fantastic competition . |
16 | NatWest Insurance Services , the Bank 's independent insurance broking Company , and Sun Alliance have worked hand-in-hand to bring you this attractive insurance policy . |
17 | Guitarist has got together with John Hornby Skewes & Co Ltd and Roadrunner Records to bring you this unique competition : the chance to win an exclusive ‘ Marty Friedman ’ Signature model guitar from Jackson . |
18 | The authors have obviously taken note of the thousands of users of the first release to bring you this wonderful educational program . |
19 | I was just going to bring you some . ’ |
20 | They asked me to see if you 'd like me to bring you some . ’ |
21 | ‘ I was going to bring you some flowers , ’ he said awkwardly , ‘ but the flower stall was closed at the station . ’ |
22 | ‘ I said she might come and visit you — she wanted to bring you some oranges to bring the colour back to your cheeks . ’ |
23 | ‘ Not just now but tell me your address and I 'll be sure to bring you any boots that need working on , right ? ’ |
24 | ‘ I was asked to bring you these papers . ’ |
25 | ‘ Somehow I get the impression that Luke is n't too keen on my coming in here to chat to you , but I had to bring you these . ’ |
26 | ‘ Signor Diomede said to bring you these , and ask if there was anything else you wanted before dinner . ’ |
27 | There were notices all over , but that was like the Army to bring her all the way over to Sweetmary not knowing Hatch & Hodges had shut down its stage service . |
28 | Ruth was tempted to tell her that at the time she had not had the vicar in mind , but since Mrs Peterson had not come to bring her any comfort , she simply turned her face to the wall . |
29 | " Gordon said I ought to bring her some scent . |
30 | My dear , one had positively risked an influenza to bring her some good cheer , and to what end ? |