Example sentences of "were [adv] brought [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they were eventually brought to trial , the most revealing thing that came out was that thousands of women were seeking , by a variety of means , to terminate their pregnancies . |
| 2 | Innocent did not associate Philip with the murder , but relentlessly sought the true murderers who were finally brought to justice in Rome in April 1203 and sent to the Holy Land . |
| 3 | They were quickly brought under control , however , and the ‘ hooligan element ’ accused of inciting the ‘ riot ’ arrested . |
| 4 | During the eighteenth century the irregular Cossack hosts were gradually brought under control and absorbed into the regular army . |
| 5 | The hatches were also brought into use in the 1939–1945 war . |