Example sentences of "[noun prp] brought [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Mr Browning brought you , sir . ’ |
| 32 | Alexia brought him his headset , which he slipped on like a minimalist space helmet . |
| 33 | Suppose I 'll have to put them both with a five can always buy her a plant or some or a box of chocolate 's , oh sorry Melvin brought you these , forgot you were on a diet |
| 34 | At three fifteen Mavis brought us in our tea on a tray with a plateful of shortbread biscuits . |
| 35 | While Klakkr brought him ale to drink , and water to splash on his face , Thorfinn ran the lines through the echo-chamber of his mind : |
| 36 | Dr Darnell brought them . ’ |
| 37 | It is known that the Lombard King Alboin brought his army and then his people on to the plain in 568 , and that they met with little resistance as the Goths had almost vacated the area by that time . |
| 38 | Cecily Robinson brought her three leading dancers , Patricia Murphy , Lillian Graham and Luyt , to Johannesburg four days early , so that they could become used to the high altitude , which would affect their breathing , and to the steep rake of the stage . |
| 39 | When she dared to look up she found herself gazing into burning dark eyes , and when she could n't look away , Alain brought her closer , his arms closing round her as he crushed her against his strength . |
| 40 | Lily brought her breakfast in bed . |
| 41 | ‘ We have n't any decaf , I 'm afraid , ’ said Adam when Lily brought it through . |
| 42 | The day Station Guide Tricia Connor brought her baby son Gregor in to meet her colleagues , the Ukrainian visitors were also on hand , so baby Gregor was introduced to them . |
| 43 | Every year the Bārakotes brought their buffaloes north , walking for ten days , because their own pastures were overgrazed and arid . |
| 44 | Except when Liddy brought her food or messages , she kept the bedroom door locked so that her husband could not come in . |
| 45 | Carlo brought her flowers each day when he picked her up from her hotel , often adding other gifts : a silk scarf , chocolate truffles , a pair of sunglasses after she had mislaid her own . |
| 46 | Maurice brought it on himself . ’ |
| 47 | This tale about Swegen 's Slavonic wife may fit with Thietmar 's statement that he had Cnut and his brother Harald by a sister of Boleslav whom he later abandoned , which may in turn tie in with the Encomiast 's story that after their father 's death Cnut and Harald brought their mother back from among the Slavs . |
| 48 | Charlie Smith began to protest , but Gideon Eddy brought his protestations to an abrupt halt . |
| 49 | Beryl Cooper brought her 75-year old father home to live with herself , her husband and their two children on the day her mother died . |
| 50 | This task was for him somewhat infra dig , but until Burden and Sergeant Martin brought him some information he had little else to do , and this way he could , at any rate , be certain it was well done . |
| 51 | I was in the air-freight business before Stavanger brought me here — had my own small charter company . |
| 52 | The sight of Egbert brought his thoughts down to ground . |
| 53 | Fran brought her thoughts back to the moment , forcing a slight , polite smile to her lips as she flicked him a quick sideways glance . |
| 54 | When Anna brought it home — some thirty years ago it must be — the prince put it in his pocket . |
| 55 | Owen brought them within a quarter of an hour , grave-faced both , and heavy-eyed from nights broken with too much thinking of Harry . |
| 56 | Two years later , when Owen brought his ships home , Vidal was advanced to captain . |
| 57 | And I fear therefore that we 're in precisely the same position as we were when the presbytery of Hamilton brought their overture to us . |
| 58 | And the size of the box of chocolates Lady Hamilton brought her last time ! |
| 59 | When Kalchu brought it fresh hay and water and even maize porridge it remained aloof and indifferent . |
| 60 | Lynne brought it to my attention . |