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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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Bring Him Up
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"A small clashing noise brought him up from sleep."
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Could sense 3 of "bring up" apply to the above sentence?
"A small clashing noise brought him up from sleep."
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Could sense 3 of "bring up" apply to the above sentence?
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" Brought him up from sleep" is not natural. "
- " Brought him up from sleep" is not natural.
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" Brought him up from sleep" is not natural.
Native speakers would say "A noise woke him from his sleep."
Definition 3 of the verb "bring" is for the verb "bring", not "bring up."
Native speakers would say "A noise woke him from his sleep."
Definition 3 of the verb "bring" is for the verb "bring", not "bring up."
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I was wondering if the sense of "bring him up" in "During the speech, he was brought up short by another person" would apply to my original example.
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No, I don't think it would.
I am not familiar with the expression "brought up short".
Perhaps one of my colleagues will enlighten me.
I am not familiar with the expression "brought up short".
Perhaps one of my colleagues will enlighten me.
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