Example sentences of "[conj] bring [pron] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the war , there were constant efforts to limit the devastation it was causing or to bring it to a halt altogether . |
| 2 | The EC can neither reverse current trends nor bring them to a halt . |
| 3 | It was being made to feel redundant that brought her to a standstill . |
| 4 | And he nibbled at her lips again , before catching them in another long exploratory kiss that brought her to a threshold of physical pleasure she had never before experienced . |
| 5 | There was the snap of something breaking behind the lorry , a couple of bumps , and then another thump that brought them to a halt . |
| 6 | Dana ran after him , catching his arm and bringing him to a standstill . |
| 7 | But in the same split second something like an iron band clamped round his waist , squeezing the breath from him and bringing him to a dead stop . |
| 8 | He 'd obviously put his own glass down , because he halted her by grabbing her shoulders and bringing her to a halt . |
| 9 | Before Mikey had swung the bus around and brought it to a stop she had seen their pale faces in the wet night , the two umbrellas . |
| 10 | Three police cars were damaged as they effectively rammed the metro and brought it to a stop . |
| 11 | Artistic director Christopher Gable has injected it with a new lease of life and brought it to a completely different audience . |
| 12 | A tug on it sounds a buzzer in the driver 's cab and brings him to a halt . |
| 13 | ( The whole mime has been fluid and continuous but now ROS moves forward and brings it to a pause . |