Example sentences of "be carry [adv prt] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Following the accession of George I , he seconded a motion of 12 April 1717 that English trade to the Baltic could not be carried on unless the king of Sweden was brought to reason , and during the South Sea crisis he advocated strong measures against the directors .
2 A partnership practice that operated from two offices ceased to be carried on when the partnership was dissolved and the two main equity partners continued as sole practitioners from their respective offices .
3 Clearly , if a threat of punishment is to be effective in sustaining collusion the firms must believe that the punishment would actually be carried out if the need arose .
4 Such tasks as these can only be carried out when the engineer has also derived methods of organising his knowledge on a wide range of subjects such as efficiency , reliability , safety , economics , elegance , marketability etc. in a coherent way .
5 A full survey of the Braer will be needed before it is known for certain no oil remains , but a survey can not be carried out until the weather is suitable , which could take up to three months .
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