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Rule "bring SOMEBODY in/to"

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Description: bring SOMEBODY in/to
Message: The usual collocation for "\1" is "to", not "\3". Did you mean \1 \2 to \4 \5?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Friday came fast and the couple left their sweet home to take the bus that brought them in the airport.
    Correction suggestion: brought them to the airport
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • That job brings him in an extra 60,000 yen a month.
  • Austin Chamber of Commerce I want to bring you in the loop on a hydro privatization transaction that EI's renewables group is looking at in the Republic of Georgia.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: BROUGHT_THEM_IN_THE_AIRPORT [133]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)