Example sentences of "a [noun sg] carry [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plague took two forms , bubonic , transmitted by a bacterium carried by the rat flea , and pneumonic , spread directly by droplet infection in a manner similar to the common cold . |
| 2 | A placard carried through the city by Women for Peace was changed overnight , with the addition of two deaths to the total killed since 1969 . |
| 3 | A placard carried by the child of a Clydeside rent striker in 1915 declared : ‘ My father is fighting in France ; we are fighting the Huns at home . ’ |
| 4 | Speaking to a motion carried by the conference calling for a housing policy review and for ‘ massive public investment ’ in quality homes for rent , he said he was glad Labour was now addressing the problem , for you could not build decent homes without creating a safe environment to live in . |
| 5 | Embraces and handshakes were shared by the marchers before they broke bread and sang hymns at a cross carried to the peace line . |
| 6 | He just reached it as a shout carried across the room , |