Example sentences of "it brought [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But these were rare occurrences , and when later a longstanding relationship developed it brought frustration and irritation rather than contentment . ’
2 It brought hope and a valuable point to the bottom of the table side .
3 But in London it brought belly laughs with a bawdy display of music hall humour and saucy songs .
4 The need for war , then , was fairly generally accepted , although it was widely recognized that it brought destruction and death .
5 But although it brought victory to the Black Prince , the battle of Nájera was to be the cause of the renewal of the war which had been halted in 1360 .
6 ‘ I know it brought tension between Shana and I but if you 're going to do a job properly you have to be prepared to put yourself out .
7 A compilation of family snapshots , dressing up , deconstructions of the image of women in advertising , and full of highly personal text , it brought populism and humour into a show which otherwise lacked both .
8 It brought tax and benefit closer together , and putting family credit explicitly on the pay-slip showed total new earnings — demonstrating , among other things , the gap between take-home wages and unemployment pay .
9 And now it stilled Creggan , and it brought silence to the other eagle .
10 The street procession prior to each performance , with real Indians , Mexican bandits and cattle rustlers , enthralled an English public ; it brought escapism to their grey walls and drab lifestyles .
11 For example the Labour party planned to abolish compulsory competitive tendering in the public sector although many managers would have still continued with the practice if convinced it brought efficiency gains .
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