Example sentences of "carry on [prep] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I applaud Myra 's loyalty , but it 's stupid to carry on with this charade of twins . ’ |
| 2 | It is only in the states of Western Europe , in the countries of the British Commonwealth , in the United States of America , and in a few Latin-American states that government is carried on with due regard to the limitations imposed by a Constitution ; it is only in these states that truly ‘ constitutional government ’ can be said to exist … |
| 3 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 4 | On the one hand , the memorandum of association must qualify the company 's ability to provide surveying services , to the effect that such business must be carried on at all times in accordance with the Rules of Conduct for the time being of the RICS . |
| 5 | Could a related business activity be carried on within one area of the shop by any of the family members without registering for VAT ( the turnover of this activity is expected to be low ) ? |
| 6 | Subject to the above , the related activity could be carried on within one area of the shop by any of the family . |
| 7 | The widest definition of the Crown in the cases is that of Lord Diplock in Town Investments Ltd. v. Department of Environment who said of the term that it is ‘ appropriate to embrace both collectively and individually all the Ministers of the Crown and parliamentary secretaries under whose direction the administrative work of government is carried on by civil servants in the various government departments ’ . |
| 8 | is carried on by private study under supervision . |
| 9 | As Plutarch says ( Aratos xvi ) of the Akrokorinth : ‘ it hinders and cuts off all the country south of the Isthmus from intercourse , transits , and the carrying on of military expeditions by land and sea , and makes him who controls the place with a garrison sole lord of Greece . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ The hospital , ’ concluded the inspector , ‘ is carrying on under extreme difficulties with a shortage of nursing and domestic staff , and with rebuilding and adaptation going on . |
| 11 | carry on with that girl up the road there did n't he ? |
| 12 | They carried on in this fashion for another day and a half , travelling at night to conserve energy . |