Example sentences of "and carry it [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She drew the pan of milk off the fire and carrying it over to the table , quickly poured it into a pint pot into which she had already spooned a generous measure of treacle . |
| 2 | With much huffing and puffing , the beetles managed to lift the pebble and carry it over to the professor 's circle . |
| 3 | I shall tear out your soul , and carry it away to the Prison of Hostages , and then perhaps the Conablaiche will come to tear out your heart , for there is nothing my Master likes so well as a warm heart , a Mortal heart , still beating , fresh and running with blood and juices … |
| 4 | Two spectators jump in , seize his trembling body and carry it away from the dancers . |
| 5 | He 'd fill it and carry it up to the wood in the blanket . |
| 6 | And she would spear a piece of chicken and carry it high in the air towards that great black hole of a mouth and , still talking about her therapy , her plans for the future , his inability to understand her as a woman , his crude , male-orientated sexuality , she would munch , munch , munch … |
| 7 | When the radiator is empty , undo the other coupling and stuff tissue paper or rag into the radiator inlets , to stop sludge dripping out as you lift the radiator off its brackets and carry it out of the house . |
| 8 | He had to walk about three miles to collect the mail and carry it back to the village , for which a charge of sixpence per missive was made . |
| 9 | They loaded the Zodiac dinghy , outboard motor , and the limpet mines into the camper and drove south , reaching Auckland around 7.30 p.m. where witnesses living at Stanley Point on the northern shore of Auckland Harbour saw two men take an inflatable dinghy out of a camper van and carry it down to the water 's edge . |
| 10 | Curtius took his drink and carried it over to the corner . |
| 11 | Carson hooked his fingers under the phone base and carried it across to the Chesterfield . |
| 12 | He picked up the lamp and carried it across to the picture . |
| 13 | She unhooked the chair , dusted it off and carried it back to the front lawn . |
| 14 | She put the sheet of paper in an envelope , addressed it clearly , added the word ‘ Urgent ’ and carried it down to the office , where she left it for collection and received instead the original and the photostats of her article . |
| 15 | Downstairs she made herself a cup of coffee and carried it out onto the patio and drank it at the table , smoked a loose-rolled sweet Italian cigarette , and watched the coming of the dawn . |
| 16 | He watched the ex-soldier till he was gone , then walked over to his saddle and carried it out to the coach . |
| 17 | Matilda , more bemused than ever now , took the bucket and carried it out into the back garden . |
| 18 | The barman pulled the knot on his bow tie , gave himself a shot of booze , drank it , then gave himself another and carried it out into the garden , strolling away from the orchard and the tufty grass . |
| 19 | The book traces his family history leading up to that midnight stroke and carries it through to the dark period of Mrs Gandhi 's emergency . |