Sentence examples for brought in a box from inspiring English sources

One day, Krzykowski brought in a box of chalk, in the hope that inmates could draw on the pavement in the rec yard.

This well-known doctor brought in a box containing some gauze and a white glass bottle; when we started to clean him up before cutting I felt the smell of alcohol.

The principal, Ms. Berglund, says that some students' grades have gone up and some have gone down but that she's confident — and has the data to prove it — that their grades are more accurately reflecting their knowledge, "not whether or not they brought in a box of Kleenex for the classroom," a factor that had influenced grades at Ellis in the past.

We also got something close to a definitive (not to mention beautifully evocative) answer from interwar: When I was working in an antiquarian bookshop in Cecil Court years ago, a man brought in a box of books he'd been lugging up and down Charing Cross Road.

She described a program that gives money to schools by having kids buy Cheerios and bring in a coupon attached to the box.

The problem Every day, my deskbuddy brings in a box full of leftovers to eat for lunch at his desk.

Nelson brought in a refrigerator box, and Lucie and Sam painted it in a nice Holstein pattern of black on white.

The flight also brought 88 schools-in-a-box kits, which will supply learning materials to 3,520 children, and 108 tarpaulins, which will aid the construction of 864 latrines for 17,280 people.

There was a ring at the door, and a bellboy brought in a florist's box.

Some of them will not leave their seats for the rest of the day, pausing briefly only to scarf down a boxed lunch brought in by Helene Hovanec.

When you finish your search at home, plan a visit to your local bank or credit union where you may purchase rolls of pennies other customers have brought in, or request to order a $25 box of pennies.