Example sentences of "brought [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank goodness I 've brought my dandelion wine . |
| 2 | There was , of course , no plug for the shower or wash-hand basin , but I had brought my own . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've brought my spare helmet , so we 're all legal . |
| 4 | ‘ Gobinda the great Sikh teacher , sat on a rock and read scriptures , when Raghunath , his disciple , proud of his wealth , came and bowed to him and said , ‘ I have brought my poor present , unworthy of your acceptance . ’ |
| 5 | The noise has brought my parents and sisters into our room . |
| 6 | He had never brought my parents joy or pride , as Carl , or for that matter ( to varying degree ) my other brothers . |
| 7 | And it 's brought my stepdad up here too . ’ |
| 8 | I have brought my own binoculars . ’ |
| 9 | For example , ‘ the weather forecast is n't good , it 's going to rain' could be repeated as ‘ I 've brought my umbrella with me because we may have showers . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 've brought my embroidery — I 'll sit quiet while you play . ’ |
| 11 | And he 's brought my uncle with him , ’ she said , indicating with her head towards the BMW where Whitlock and Kruger were in conversation . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've brought my tongs with me today . ’ |
| 13 | I , I think now er having brought my own up and now they 've got children of their own and I 've got grandchildren er yes my attitude is , is quite different . |
| 14 | ‘ You 've brought my angels ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Be thankful I 'm not a Gunner : I 'd 've brought my theodolite along and surveyed us down to the inch every five minutes . ’ |
| 16 | I had brought my bag with me and I left it in Armstrong along with my wallet , spare cash and watch , just taking enough to pay for a ticket and a towel . |
| 17 | I 've brought my daughter and … and Doctor Rice knows her . |
| 18 | ‘ I wish I 'd brought my bikini , ’ Ruth moaned as she clipped on her seatbelt . |
| 19 | ‘ On one occasion I woke up from an operation in hospital and asked her if she had brought my Echo . ’ |
| 20 | brought my umbrella I think . |
| 21 | Well I 've brought , brought my slippers and er with all |
| 22 | Oh I 'd have brought my for you . |
| 23 | The Gater Committee on Film Production Costs , which reported in October 1949 , was in no doubt that the film industry had brought its latest crisis down upon its own head , through creating ‘ a general atmosphere of extravagance and unreality , leading to a disregard of expense which would not be tolerated in other forms of business . ’ |
| 24 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 25 | State socialism has not been very successful in transferring technology between countries , and has brought its own kind of exploitation ( as the Yugoslavs discovered in the first few years after the war ) . |
| 26 | The fast expansion of the place had brought its inevitable curses . |
| 27 | Nationwide building society has also brought its mortgage rate down by 0.75 per cent to 9.95 per cent . |
| 28 | AI has repeatedly brought its evidence of a consistent pattern of torture of political detainees to the attention of the Egyptian Government . |
| 29 | Politicians and officials alike were haunted by the record of the First World War in which inflationary excess was seen to have brought its nemesis in subsequent deflation and massive unemployment . |
| 30 | Reshuffling its pack , Specialix has brought its research and development operations back to the UK under the charge of technical director Tony Beaumont . |