Example sentences of "to be carry [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica .
2 The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica .
3 The final entrance was that of a huddled figure who needed to be carried into the room .
4 But when the coach arrived , young Linton had to be carried into the house .
5 Being unsuitably clothed and improperly trained often resulted in their having to be carried off the fell and revived on the village green .
6 In most cases having a piped water supply means nothing more than stand-pipes set up here and there from which water has to be carried to the houses .
7 standard side boards to be carried below the windows of both saloons .
8 These are simple small disks made out of magnetic material which are small enough to be carried in a briefcase .
9 So weakened by his privations that at first he had to be carried in a litter , he soon forced himself to re-establish his authority by donning armour and leading crucial assaults himself .
10 Check Plugs are light and compact enough to be carried in a pocket or as part of a tool kit .
11 The usual fate of such passengers is to be carried in the guard 's van , and although there are other enlightened railways , which make provision for their wheelchair passengers to travel with dignity , these are also private railways , run by enthusiasts .
12 He had to be carried from the field and the club immediately cancelled their flight bookings for the Scot as a precaution .
13 The journey is a slow one for the tiny fish do little more than allow themselves to be carried by the river current .
14 The importance of information about steady-state values should be emphasised , as well as the need for these values to be carried by the patient at all times .
15 ‘ If a video producer records live sound when filming , then the ‘ storyline ’ is bound to be carried by the commentary and you end up with a talk illustrated by pictures .
16 The fifth Group at Vaagsö was to be carried by the destroyer HMS Oribi up the Ulvesund , part of the Indreled Channel , for a landing near Kapelnoes point north of the town , to cut the road in order to prevent reinforcements from North Vaagsö reaching South Vaagsö .
17 In hard rock the edge soon became dull , and the drilling of one sufficient hole could require the use of quite a few of these drills which had to be carried by the miner to his place of work , even though that might entail climbing hundreds of feet of pit ladder .
18 Many of the regulars left in the country were stationed , as a central reserve , in the Isle of Wight , ready to be carried round the coast by transports anchored at the Nore — the same craft that made the French fearful of sudden landings on their own coastline .
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