Example sentences of "[be] carry on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talks on the future of Northern Ireland are to carry on next week . |
| 2 | The blooms are carried on long stalks and are over an inch across . |
| 3 | R. rugosa has enormous glossy red hips , surpassed only by those of R. moyesii ‘ Geranium ’ , which are carried on graceful arching stems . |
| 4 | Their bodies are carried on ten multi-segmented legs . |
| 5 | A 45m or 50m rope should be carried on all climbs , even though only short sections are used when moving together . |
| 6 | The white man 's burden had to be carried on strong backs . |
| 7 | Having reluctantly cleared me of the charge of indulging in orgies with my entire sales force , you seem to have got it into your head that Lexy and I are carrying on some kind of affair . |
| 8 | They were carried on four pairs , of which the two middle ones were fixed , whereas to move sideways in a radial direction when going round a curve , though normally they were held in a straight line with the fixed wheels by a pair of springs in compression . |
| 9 | Solid silver is extremely heavy , so these were carried on ceremonial occasions by huge men from a special clan on the Indian side of the border . |
| 10 | He nodded towards a statue of the Virgin Mary which was being carried on high . |
| 11 | They started by working on a property while they were carrying on other employment , and then turning that property into hotel accommodation . |
| 12 | A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it . |
| 13 | Each section of the deck of the road is carried on sliding bearings , to allow for expansion of the sections . |
| 14 | Of the three windows , the large central one is carried on carved figures , an unusual design , which has much in common with the façade at Spoleto Cathedral , of similar date , but with a later porch in front . |
| 15 | My wife and children have felt that their vocation in life was to carry on this early training so that I have had a lifetime 's pressure towards humility , reinforced by the effect of biblical meditation and involvement in the worship of the Church . |
| 16 | Of 22 chosen flights , I failed to get on only six and was carried on one of the next two flights . |
| 17 | Each tank was carried on four pairs of tracks , making a total of 16 points of support to each vehicle . |
| 18 | The Second Reading was carried on 12 March 1956 by 286 votes to 262 , a majority of twenty four , and passed through all its remaining stages in the Commons , before being heavily defeated once more in the Lords . |
| 19 | A vote of no confidence in the Government was carried on 11th June and Derby 's administration immediately resigned . |