Example sentences of "was bring [adv prt] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My two-year-old son would have to live with my partner 's parents if we both died , ’ says Ruth , who was brought up in foster homes and has no contact with her own parents . |
| 2 | I was brought up in liberal Anglicanism and lapsed into unbelief and active opposition before being converted in an evangelical Anglican church at the age of twenty-four . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I was brought up in that orphanage in Dalston , and that 's what they called me there . |
| 4 | So we was brought up in that atmosphere . |
| 5 | I was brought up in oblivious paganism , but school introduced two services a day , Scripture several times a week and Bible class with theological criticism and the occasional lecture on Pilgrims Progress as a special treat . |
| 6 | EV Thompson , the initials stand for Ernest Victor if you 're wondering , was brought up in this cottage in Swinbrook during the war . |
| 7 | Welcome to Molyneux , Headley , Brian Horton 's with me , the United manager because he was brought up in this part of the world , must be very proud of what you brought up here for the second half Brian , but so disappointed after that first half showing . |
| 8 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 9 | He was brought up in humble circumstances . |
| 10 | For instance , the chimney was brought down in 1922 to supply bricks for general maintenance work on the canal . |
| 11 | She wondered how much longer it would be before Jack was brought in in this sort of state , and how she would feel if he was . |
| 12 | A new edition of these maps was brought out in 1801 . |