Example sentences of "bring on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The F T Associates which is er includes the Economist in Spain was up a lot and Westminster Press was er was down , but of course Westminster Press took a major redundancy charge , they were also bringing on a new plant at Brighton and therefore running two plants simultaneously which is very costly er and they launched on Sunday . |
| 2 | For surely someone as gifted as that deserved all that could be done for him : and ‘ the gift ’ put it above any gossip about an overkeen schoolmaster bringing on a bright pupil and overrode any chatter about the besotted nature of his devotion . |
| 3 | Paul went on his way in rising anger , fearful of bringing on a bad head by it . |
| 4 | As well as bringing on the new foal , Margaret has taken on another exciting challenge . |
| 5 | Although his wife 's chintz chaircovers bring on a certain nausea whenever I am obliged to call . " |
| 6 | Friday nights are hot at Apples and Snakes — every week they bring on a new lineup of outstanding poets and performers . |
| 7 | They were in a windowless hole of a dressing room , backstage of the El Paradiso — another charity , bring on the bloody drag ! |
| 8 | They bring on the young ponies and in return he teaches them . |
| 9 | Fisher , who had gone to Melbourne briefly in 1897 with high hopes of being selected for Australia , was determined to see Otago cricket prosper , and convinced the local authorities that Crawford would be the type of coach who could bring on the young Otago players . |
| 10 | Mrs Browning began to laugh but the laugh brought on a coughing fit and , when Wilson rushed to her aid and raised her higher on the pillow , her face took on an ugly blue tinge , which she had never seen before . |
| 11 | Mrs Smith accepted a sherry from her husband and looked resigned about the outcome of the evening and eventually excused herself to see to the dinner , and Mr Smith poured more whiskies and ‘ something harmless ’ for Nutty , which tasted delicious and brought on an amazing feeling of optimism . |
| 12 | He discovered that this talk and barter over food had brought on an almighty appetite . |
| 13 | He says the substance , which is used to make internal organs show up on X-Rays , brought on an incurable condition which affects the nerves in his back . |
| 14 | In fact , the government ‘ took on ’ AT&T in the 1970s , and it was the Reagan administration of the 1980s — the villain of your piece — that secured real relief and brought on the phenomenal competition enjoyed today by refusing to accept the cosmetic settlement that had been negotiated by the Carter administration . |
| 15 | Further minor straws in the wind were Archbishop Makarios ’ request for British help in Cyprus in December 1963 , which drew in most of the Strategic Reserve 's 3rd Division before a hand-over to the United Nations could be negotiated ; and the quelling of the military mutinies in newly independent Tanzania , Kenya and Uganda in January 1964 , at their governments ’ request , by Commandos brought on the aircraft-carrier Centaur from Aden and by units of the Strategic Reserve in Kenya . |
| 16 | The SPD pointed out that one-third of asylum-seekers came from Turkey and that strong pressure should be brought on the Turkish government to prevent this . |
| 17 | This was a cardboard cylinder with a light bulb inside , which rotated and sent out pulses which purportedly brought on a transcendental state . |
| 18 | Like I like to bring on a good horse properly . |
| 19 | The prospect of an armed mob , including that monstrous regiment of ‘ wyfes ’ , must have been enough to bring on an immediate headache . |
| 20 | Such people are also not themselves so keen or able to bring on the bright youngsters . |
| 21 | The decision is a boost for Warwick Rimmer , who brings on the young players at Tranmere , reserve coach Ray Matthias and manager John King who has often been forced to play senior players coming back from injury against youth teams . |
| 22 | A familiar disjunction : while we hold on to personal musical favourites dating back over twenty-five years because we still enjoy listening to them , the music which brings on the fiercest nostalgia is often a terrible , loathsome noise with which we think we have nothing in common . |