Example sentences of "[noun sg] carry the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When tougher controls eventually force these dumps to shut , the bigger companies fear , their operators will vanish , leaving the more reputable companies in the waste-management industry to carry the costs of cleaning up the mess . |
| 2 | The wind carried the shouts of the guards away from us so that they sounded like the shouts of men drowning . |
| 3 | Occasionally the wind carries the voices too far away for the listener immediately below to hear . |
| 4 | The parent carries the eggs and young in his or her mouth until they are too big . |
| 5 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 6 | Other than that , the hip-flask carries the prints of the fingers and thumb of his left hand , and the stopper , of the thumb and forefinger of his right . ’ |
| 7 | The assistant returned to see the respondent carrying the goods towards the main exit and loading them into a van . |
| 8 | Mr. S. returned to see the respondent carrying the goods towards the main exit . |
| 9 | Mr. S. returned just in time to see the respondent carrying the goods towards the door . |
| 10 | This is much easier if the person carrying the legs moves up close and supports the front person under his stomach . |
| 11 | Yet all these different forms are variations of one basic anatomical pattern : a body divided into three distinct parts — a head bearing the mouth and most of the sense organs ; a thorax filled almost entirely with muscles to operate the three pairs of legs beneath and , usually , one or two pairs of wings above ; and an abdomen carrying the organs needed for digestion and reproduction . |
| 12 | The head carries the mouthparts , which are concerned with feeding , and the organs of special sense . |
| 13 | The second person carries the stakes and hands them to the third , unpointed ends first , who then pushes them into the ground and fastens the top line to the net with a half-hitch . |
| 14 | The remainder deflected downwards into the rear pressurised compartment , went straight through the conduit carrying the cables to the lower rear turret , then carried on into the rear gunner 's position , perforating the hatch and embedding itself in the lagging on the armour plating at the rear of the position . |
| 15 | The cuticle is secreted by the underlying hypodermis , which projects into the body cavity forming two lateral cords , which carry the excretory canals , and a dorsal and ventral cord carrying the nerves ( Fig.1 ) . |
| 16 | What if a train carrying the parents breaks down ? |
| 17 | On landing , it was Charles who carried the baby-basket off the plane and the nanny carried the bags . |
| 18 | Split roles can encompass an infinite variety of divisions of authority from an-all powerful chairman to an all-powerful chief executive , while the middle ground carries the risks of confused roles , blurred leadership and personality clashes . |
| 19 | He stepped aside and the auburn-haired girl strode forward into the empty road carrying the roses loosely in her arm . |
| 20 | You feel that the music carries the words along on the back of its urge to secure release . |
| 21 | DNA consists of two strands , each with a backbone carrying the bases sticking out sideways . |
| 22 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 23 | But because of increasing restrictions over the past few years we have now bought a rack to carry the bikes on the back of a car . |
| 24 | Matt and I will each drive a Bedford minibus , one hauling a trailer to carry the rafts and barbecue equipment home . |
| 25 | The bride carried the roses ( ‘ I am worthy of you ’ ) mixed with white carnations ( ‘ pure love ’ according to some sources , ‘ disdain ’ according to others , so it is imperative to synchronise your sources ) , edged with myrtle ( more love — this stems from the Arabic tradition that Adam was expelled from Eden carrying a myrtle sprig plucked from the bower in which he first declared his love to Eve ) . |
| 26 | British phlegm and perseverance carried the Cooks through many difficult situations . |
| 27 | If modernization carries the seeds of freedom , then modernization will have to wait ! |
| 28 | If modernization carries the seeds of freedom , then modernization will have to wait . |
| 29 | The youth carries the symbols of magisterial office . |
| 30 | In Roman times the law required that certain types of document carry the names of the consuls , and in AD537 the Emperor Justinian decreed that the year of the emperor 's reign should be added . |