Example sentences of "bring [adv prt] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are looking to sell their practices or merge their way out of problems that have been brought on by the severest recession the UK has experienced since the 1930s . |
| 2 | Or maybe she was experiencing a sort of nightmare or hallucination — some kind of unfortunate delusion brought on by the overwhelming stress and strain of her job … ? |
| 3 | Rachel , who had already been battling with unpredictable sensations brought on by the close proximity of David clad only in his brief black swimming-trunks , felt her cheeks flame and could n't bring herself to look at him . |
| 4 | In part , McKenna sees this as a natural reaction to the ecological crisis brought on by the modern era . |
| 5 | I could never get over the transformation of the vast auditorium by the dimming of the lights , the beautiful changes of colour on the curtains , and the anticipation brought on by the roaring lion , the muscle man with his gong the snow capped mountain , the searchlights probing the 20th Century . |
| 6 | This drably official account of the matter was not welcomed by the media of the day , who looked for more exciting explanations , such as a double suicide brought on by the well-known English affliction of ‘ spleen ’ , or a murder of Mrs Pattison by Mr following his discovery that she was pregnant by a young ‘ Milord ’ . |
| 7 | Early autumn , and still no sign that the new-route boom , brought on by the very un-Chamoniard weather , is over . |
| 8 | These bunkers , beautifully trimmed around the edges and beautifully raked , looked innocent and defenceless — an illusion , as I knew , brought on by the fresh and shining morning . |
| 9 | It seemed to Preston that if you avoided being stabbed to death by terror gangs , you stood an even chance of being burned to death by sudden conflagration , or pushed on to the live line by a psychopath lurking among the rush-hour crowds , or struck down by a heart attack brought on by the extreme rage and frustration of trying to understand a platform announcement . |
| 10 | If Haser could be brought down by the Swiss for money-laundering , so the theory went , then he would have no reason to dig the hole he was in any deeper by embarrassing the CIA with gratuitous revelations about the agency 's arms deals with Saddam Hussein . |
| 11 | Mrs Thatcher was not technically brought down by the formal election processes . |
| 12 | The regulatory regime brought in by the Financial Services Act has been costly and disruptive for offices and confusing for their customers . |
| 13 | Although as a breed pension providers act very conservatively , and moreover , your money would be protected under the strict rules brought in by the Financial Services Act , no one can forecast with total confidence how well or otherwise any particular investment will do . |
| 14 | This hit carpets and furniture retailing particularly hard , as did new furniture fire regulations brought in by the European Commission piecemeal . |
| 15 | These radios and other stores were brought in by the small steamer Kuru , which was fitted with a device in her stack to prevent the tell-tale streamer of fumes ; these she released in occasional puffs . |
| 16 | The delay necessitated going back to the trough for a third-round of venture capital after going through the $12m brought in by the first two rounds . |
| 17 | It will be interesting to see whether Japanese management practices likely to be brought in by the new top management will work in an environment where aggressive individual success , rather than collaborative teamwork has been the norm . |
| 18 | Medical practice booklets four years ago or it 's five years now I guess , five years ago erm er it 's almost five , legislation was brought in by the then Health Secretary Ken Clarke now our dear Chancellor . |
| 19 | What a complete condemnation of the Thatcherite policies that were attempted to be brought in by the controlling group opposite . |
| 20 | Free banking was brought in by the big banks to fight off the challenge of building societies , who were offering high-interest accounts . |
| 21 | The age he lived in was stupid ; the new age , brought in by the Franco-Prussian war , would be even stupider . |
| 22 | The shop had recently been taken over and the existing stock had been brought in by the previous owner . |
| 23 | New rules brought in by the National Rivers Authority outlaw many part-time fishermen and their small boats from traditional grounds between Flint and Mostyn . |
| 24 | The centre 's manager , Peter Struthers , said last night : ‘ Since we lost George , my wife Ann and myself had paid numerous visits to pet shops over a wide area , on the off chance that he had been brought along by the two thieves . |
| 25 | The accidental factor , that belonged to the past , was the leadership of the aristocracy : in the later nineteenth century the sans culottes of Madrid streets could not be brought out by the traditional symbiotic relationship of aristocratic employers and plebeian clientele . |
| 26 | The reasonableness of bringing some element of quality into even a strictly hedonistic system may be brought out by the following thought experiment . |
| 27 | During the Second World War a similar problem arose with regard to the publication of Alexander Ratcliffe 's Truth about the Jews , brought out by the British Protestant League . |
| 28 | The civil rights initiative was put in the context of a changed situation brought about by the Anglo-Irish Free Trade Agreement and the moves to join the EEC . |
| 29 | Larrain 's first point is that Marx approaches the concept of ideology on the basis of the contradictory character of social reality ‘ which is brought about by the restricted productive forces and the division of labour ’ ( Larrain 1979 : 45 ) . |
| 30 | Part of the Webster ruin was brought about by the fifth baronet 's attempts to reroof many of the derelict Battle Abbey buildings in 1812 — 13 . |