Example sentences of "were carry [adv prt] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The various groups who were to carry out raids along the North African coast gathered at Siwa at the beginning of June , aiming to leave for their targets between the 6th and the 8th of the month escorted by LRDG patrols . |
2 | Not so long ago , when the US Navy were carrying out exercises in the Sea of Japan an American destroyer banged into , and quite severely damaged , a Russian submarine which was monitoring things a little too closely . ’ |
3 | 94 per cent were carrying out research in a university department , 6 per cent were polytechnic students ; |
4 | 94 per cent were Carrying out research in a university department . |
5 | South Wales Police were carrying out inquiries in the Uplands area of Swansea and checking with hospitals . |
6 | To the north the Franks and Lombards threatened , while to the east the Vandals and Huns were carrying out attacks with the violence with which their names are now synonymous . |