Example sentences of "but it brought [pron] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Mozart returned briefly to Leipzig to give another concert , at which he played the Piano Concerto in B flat , K.456 , but it brought him little return .
2 His voice sounded husky and more than a little tired , but it brought her back to the present with painful clarity .
3 The advent of Dutch William in 1688 may have brought a Protestant ruler , but it brought one already embroiled in war with Louis XIV , and ended a period in which the offshore island had played small part in the struggles of continental Europe .
4 ‘ Not bad I s'pose , but it brought you down a bit . ’
5 ‘ I 'd never have expected him to be as supportive as he was , ’ says Sean , ‘ but it brought us closer together .
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