Example sentences of "[vb pp] along by [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Carrier 's Dance : Of all the working dances , this one is the most characteristic and represents men being cheered along by music as they carry fully laden baskets or other heavy loads on their shoulders .
2 Yet for the first half at least , one is carried along by McBride 's sheer charm and inventiveness , qualities shared by fellow Live regular Dave Whitaker and Su Elliott , who perform more than 20 characters between them .
3 Limp and detached from her fast-shifting surroundings — maybe overwhelmed by those — she needed to be guided , almost carried along by Meh'Lindi for a while .
4 I warn the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook — I hope that he will accept that I do so in the best possible spirit — not to be carried along by media representations of what happened at Brixton .
5 She was unexpectedly helped along by Mrs Hnatiuk , who said : ‘ Ah , there 's Mrs Stych .
6 Goldsmith rumours were helped along by talk Anheuser-Busch , the US brewing giant , had acquired Elders ' 23.7 per cent stake ahead of a bid .
7 Some help is given at the Driving Instructors ' Association test day , where approved instructors can road test vehicles brought along by manufacturers and importers .
8 If he learns from this episode that he must be more independent in his judgment and not be swept along by others , there need be no long-lasting harm .
9 He had been swept along by Tommy 's drunken madness .
10 Kim allowed herself to be swept along by Aggie 's lively chatter .
11 She had been swept along by Alain since her plane landed and now she was about to meet the woman whose glamour had brought her father to France , who had driven him to deserting his own wife and child .
12 Swept along by God
13 Children are swept along by waves of enthusiasm and some teachers are so expert at whipping up energy and commitment that they can even persuade children that a tables test is a great reward for good behaviour .
14 The Lassavette — Glass Negative Prints of 100 Years Ago had been taken along by Peter Macdonald of Godalming Photographic Club .
15 He is coaxed along by Tinkerbell ( Julia Roberts ) , still sufficiently enamoured of Peter to grow woman-sized at one point in order to obtain from him ‘ a real kiss ’ .
16 He is coaxed along by Tinkerbell ( Julia Roberts ) , still sufficiently enamoured of Peter to grow woman-sized at one point in order to obtain from him ‘ a real kiss ’ .
17 Imagine John Smith being shooed along by Bill Morris and John Edmunds , and you get the picture .
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