Example sentences of "brought [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( i ) As a result of the progress of medical science certain conditions are now so easily diagnosable and treatable , that , although they once carried a mortality , it can no longer be said that they do , unless that mortality is brought on as a result of some wholly unexpected and exceptional circumstance , for example gross negligence on the part of the doctor treating the patient . |
| 2 | Kevin Gallacher , brought on as a substitute in Berne , should be in the starting line-up against Portugal . |
| 3 | When Hughes , who had been cheered every time he warmed up , was brought on with United 2-1 down , Ferguson again incurred the crowd 's wrath by bringing off Sharpe , who like all United 's young players is popular with the supporters . |
| 4 | Easy to spawn in a planted tank , and fry can be brought on with adults . |
| 5 | During debates in the House , the offending Mapplethorpe photographs were not brought on to the floor lest they offend the ‘ decorum ’ of the House . |
| 6 | His job is like that of a matador brought on to pitch final one or two innings when Oakland have the lead and need to kill off any opposition rally . |
| 7 | Brothers Jan and Roger Rowe have changed their farming policy because of TB which was , they think , brought on to the farm by badgers and then picked up by grazing dairy cows . |
| 8 | Brought on to lowland pastures in kinder climates , it gains considerably in size though in its own environment it is almost the smallest breed in Britain : only the Shetland and the Dexter of Ireland are shorter . |
| 9 | Porn films were brought on to wards and there were allegations of patients being sexually abused . |
| 10 | Outside contractors are not brought on to the University 's premises except by prior agreement with the University ; |
| 11 | the University accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to property brought on to University 's premises . |
| 12 | It is undeniable that consumers have the capacity to resist the blandishments of advertisers , as borne out by the failure of many products brought on to the market . |
| 13 | The point is that Humpage was brought on to bowl before lunch on the first morning of the match , and one wonders whether a selected wicketkeeper has ever been introduced into the attack to early a stage of a first-class match , especially since so far as I am aware Warwickshire suffered no injuries that morning . |
| 14 | In green houses all over the country prize blooms are being brought on to be at their best for next week 's Chelsea Flower Show . |
| 15 | He had been brought on to the board of the Citizens Theatre , Glasgow , by its founder , the playwright James Bridie . |
| 16 | Although East Germany managed to staunch the flow on the eve of its 40th birthday , observers said it was still in danger of bleeding slowly to death , or of suffering convulsions brought on by repression on its streets . |
| 17 | I could never get over the transformation of the vast auditorium by the dimming of the lights , the beautiful changes of colour on the curtains , and the anticipation brought on by the roaring lion , the muscle man with his gong the snow capped mountain , the searchlights probing the 20th Century . |
| 18 | A post-mortem examination on Dr Magdalene Weld , aged 52 , found she died on Wednesday from bronchial pneumonia brought on by influenza . |
| 19 | In 1974 his property and investment group also faced problems brought on by a credit squeeze and downturn in the building market . |
| 20 | Undeniably there has been change — much of it brought on by technology — and , generally the customer has benefited . |
| 21 | They wiped out the buffalo , more or less wiped out the Indians and , eventually , were driven away themselves by loneliness , extreme weather , drought , and the loss of topsoil brought on by over-farming . |
| 22 | With the building boom brought on by suburbanization , land for a chapel could now be bought in prominent locations : the days of buildings tucked into a court of back lane had passed . |
| 23 | The team were superbly prepared and the younger players — many of whom were recruited and brought on by Cottam — made further progress . |
| 24 | Many more will have suffered from cancers brought on by one of the radioactive substances released . |
| 25 | The restriction on supplies from the Middle East brought on by the clash with the Egyptian government of Abdel Nasser was so serious that petrol rationing had to be introduced . |
| 26 | Many guests indeed complained not of ennui but of exhaustion brought on by accompanying Eugénie while she scampered up and down rocks , or by long walks and excursions in the area around the palace which took place most days after lunch . |
| 27 | As someone who knew Gedge in both Middleton and Leeds , she was in the perfect position to notice the personality changes brought on by university life . |
| 28 | [ what is ] apparent during this period is the bewilderment and confusion of many sections of the liberal intelligentsia in grappling with the immigration issue at the same time as they had difficulties in understanding the new elements of youth culture brought on by the emergence of what was in popular parlance being termed an ‘ affluent society ’ . |
| 29 | Her triumph in securing Dombey as a husband for Edith is dashed by Edith 's unconcealed contempt and resentment after the marriage , and she dies in confusion of mind and physical incapacity brought on by a stroke . |
| 30 | The ‘ bad mood ’ syndrome brought on by an offensive odour and the resulting symptoms of annoyance can lead to antisocial behaviour ; relationships with family , friends and others become strained , the persons most affected perhaps blaming other members of the family for the position in which they find themselves and which they consider intolerable , leading in extreme cases to marriage problems or at least much unhappiness . |