Example sentences of "be [v-ing] to bring the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're trying to bring the knowledge of black history out so that people know where we 're coming from and have no reason for prejudice and fear . ’ |
| 2 | Company secretary Philip Potts said : ‘ If we are going to bring the sale back to Newmarket , then we would have to act quickly because time is running out . |
| 3 | But this weekend , local teams will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Herefordshire . |
| 4 | But this weekend , local teams will be hoping to bring the trophy back to Herefordshire . |
| 5 | Oxford United are trying to bring the family back to football . |
| 6 | Twenty firemen are trying to bring the fire under control . |
| 7 | The British Library Research and Development Department , which , along with the National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales and the Schools Council , has funded most of this research , is aware of that problem , and using a standing committee called the Discussion Group on User Education in Schools , it is endeavouring to bring the research into general practice , and even to extend the influence of the work into other levels of education , eg primary schools ( the concentration has been on secondary education so far ) . |
| 8 | In addition , it is seeking to bring the credit periods it offers wholesalers into line , at 60 days . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's going to bring the plane down on the swamp ! ’ cried Brown Owl sharply and suddenly . |
| 10 | The Government is proposing to bring the majority of these buildings within the ambit of local authority control . |
| 11 | In arguing for the provision of a service Mr. Park was seeking to bring the taxpayer 's operations within Lord Bridge 's example in the Hang Seng Bank case [ 1991 ] 1 A.C. 306 , 323A , of rendering a service . |