Example sentences of "[be] brought [adv prt] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All others should be brought up to modern standards using the principle that the polluter pays . |
| 2 | The standards and safety measures now required for the care of the elderly and disabled mean that houses used , for example , as Cheshire Homes , can only be brought up to current standards at inordinate expense and involving radical alteration of the historic interiors . |
| 3 | The cow would be brought in to live in the far end of the hut when the weather finally broke ; they 'd all keep each other warm . |
| 4 | It seems impossible to me that she can not be brought back to life , that such a person can not be brought back to normal life . |
| 5 | Now er we , I came back here then and of course we had , the , the workshop had to be brought back to normal again to deal with the cars . |
| 6 | Old bushes can be brought back to vigorous life by cutting them down to a foot from the ground at the end of winter . |
| 7 | Both areas will be far below optimum today but — and this is the important point — in the one case the land can be brought back to full production easily , whereas in the other case a long and costly process of fertility building will be necessary . |