Example sentences of "[vb past] to bring [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millions of viewers became aware of some of the practical and emotional problems and watched as she struggled to bring up a baby without a partner or an income . |
| 2 | Some men might be able to present their own case : Sir John Harington described how he intended to bring forward a suit of his own by getting into the Privy Chamber before the breakfast covers were placed and waylaying the Queen when she came out of her bedchamber . |
| 3 | The researches of Keith Wrightson and David Levine have revealed that Terling was socially and culturally divided between , on the one hand , a godly elite of ‘ the better sort ’ — yeomen , substantial husbandmen , and craftsmen — who attempted to bring about a reformation of manners through their control of local offices ; and on the other , an illiterate ‘ multitude ’ with little or no religious commitment . |
| 4 | Geisler attempted to bring about a delay in the proceedings on a technicality : the term Cannabis sativa used in the indictments is Latin , and the law required that all indictments should be couched in English . |
| 5 | Then he attempted to bring together a number of small seamen 's societies by organising a conference at the Scottish port of Leith . |