1. She tried to brownnose the boss by staying after work and helping him clean the room.
2. He got that promotion by brown-nosing.
3. Brown-nosing the power brokers won't save you.
4. Jack was surprised to learn that brownnosing wouldn't work with her.
5. But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination.
6. Kids don't want other kids to think they're brown-nosing, so they don't tell teachers when they've enjoyed a class.