Example sentences of "was carry on [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Curtin and Shields , Irish Base Metals literally occupied the area on which they found metal : ‘ Thus early prospecting was carried on outside the framework of the mining legislation and involved a tortious interference with the property and livelihood of local farmers . |
| 2 | This hi-tech theme was carried on with the Starstream XII which featured a semi-acoustic Teardrop body , built in tuner , distortion , treble and bass boost , percussion and a hand operated wah-wah device . |
| 3 | Probably much of his success as a teacher sprang from this , for the young greatly enjoyed his moments of iconoclasm , even when it was carried on to the cricket field where he had no knowledge of and certainly no respect for the laws of the game , as a current Member of Parliament may remember . |
| 4 | Their love affair was carried on against a background of nightly bombings , wartime tension , the advance of the German army on Paris . |
| 5 | Conversation was carried on against a background of ear-splitting barking . |
| 6 | Work was carried on around the lump in a fairly ordered pattern helping to keep everything in proportion . |
| 7 | The coach work was carried on in the trimming shop which was in Friary Lane but , from then on , Farr 's business was on a downward path , finally closing in 1929 . |
| 8 | Needless to say , there was not much work for this legendary character as a film star ; the next film in which he appeared was Carry on Up the Khyber in 1960 . |