Example sentences of "was [adj] to carry [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the King in chess the Young King had possessed very little power of his own , yet without him it was impossible to carry on the game . |
| 2 | He was beset by difficulties ; it was impossible to carry out the perambulations during the harvest season . |
| 3 | ( iii ) The occupier must take reasonable steps to check that the contractor was competent to carry out the work . |
| 4 | During the inquiry , Lord Romsey promised he would spend £9m on urgent restoration work on his estate , but that the income from visitors to Broadlands was insufficient to carry out the renovations . |
| 5 | In this chair , it was convenient to carry out the shaping and moulding of the parts before fitting the arms . |
| 6 | He had implicit trust in the righteousness of the ‘ movement ’ , and was eager to carry out the orders of its leader . |