Example sentences of "[noun sg] brought him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was when , with a glass-cracking shriek , the harpy brought him down from behind . |
| 2 | He felt drowsy , for one rare moment almost lapsed out of consciousness , then Meg 's cry brought him back to himself . |
| 3 | His clothes business brought him increasingly into contact with the rock music world , and in 1974 McLaren moved briefly to New York where he managed the prototype glam-trash group , the New York Dolls . |
| 4 | It was De Gaulle who asked me the dumb question in the van-his condescension brought him down to what he imagined was my level . |
| 5 | Llewelyn was close in his chamber with his chaplain-secretary and Ednyfed Fychan over the dictation of letters , and his seal was already on the credentials of the envoys who were to represent him in Shrewsbury ; but David , when he heard what the messenger had to report , on his own authority brought him in to the conference and shattered it . |
| 6 | And that thought brought him sharply into collision with the one marriage that stuck most obstinately in his throat . |
| 7 | A sharp knock at the door brought him back to earth . |
| 8 | The act of blessing and the dawn brought him then to his physical and spiritual senses . |
| 9 | The path brought him out into the rest of the grounds . |
| 10 | His leadership is respected by all the rugby nations of the world , but a happy bunch of youngsters from Witham School brought him down to earth as they piled in yesterday at Twickenham . |
| 11 | Clough , leading scorer at Forest for three of the last four seasons , has been wanted by a number of top clubs since his dad brought him out of local Sunday League football to Forest . |
| 12 | The uncharacteristic profanity brought him around in the chair . |
| 13 | Henceforth he supported York until Anselm 's death brought him back to his father 's policy of supporting the unity of the Church under the southern see , By this time , however , it was too late to alter the general swing away from overlordships such as that claimed by Canterbury . |
| 14 | The pain brought him out of his unconsciousness . |