Example sentences of "he [was/were] brought [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his sister Norma , who now lives in Newton Aycliffe , he was brought up at the hotel during the Second World War . |
| 2 | Born of humble parents early in the twelfth century , he was brought up in the fenlands round the Wash , and early in life wandered among the shoals and quicksands round the mouth of the Welland in search of wrecks and treasure . |
| 3 | And although he was brought up in the Protestant culture of Scotland 's capital , he is a fervent supporter of Celtic , the club of Roman Catholic persuasion in the hostile territory of Glasgow . |
| 4 | well the slight adjustment so to get it , get it right , that 's what you 're paid for and he 's , that 's where he was , that 's where he was brought up in the trade , and he could take a piece of cloth in his hands , he had rolls of cloth , and he said that was made such a way , the quality of this cloth is because and that |
| 5 | The same thing always happened to him at school if he was brought out to the front of the hall for talking in assembly , or if he had to stand in the aisle with his hands on his head for not paying attention in class . |
| 6 | He was brought off before the end of a rare defeat and the emotional scars were apparent for weeks after that . |
| 7 | In 1572 he was brought in by the musician , Alfonso Ferrabosco [ q.v. ] , to design the tournament staged to greet the French embassy in June of that year . |
| 8 | After the year 's training , he was brought back into the company as group finance director . |
| 9 | The head 's face immediately fell , as he was brought back to the tribulations of the moment . |
| 10 | However , he assured her that the fact Putt was conscious when he was brought back to the manor meant he had probably suffered no permanent damage . |