Example sentences of "[subord] carry [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dotty was n't at all sure the poor woman should n't have been left in the telephone box until the ambulance arrived , rather than carried by George across the square in a fireman 's lift under an old blanket , but Rose had convinced her that a scandal must be avoided at all costs . |
| 2 | And for some schools , this may be an interesting option , though if carried to extremes , it has serious limitations . |
| 3 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 4 | If carried to extremes , no-one would cross the road because of the outside possibility that they might stumble and be killed by a car . |
| 5 | The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) requires that American airlines in Europe and the Middle East x-ray or hand-search all baggage on flights to the United States , whether carried on board or destined for the hold . |
| 6 | These clauses unilaterally abrogated Spain 's 1851 Concordat with Rome and , when carried into law during the next eighteen months , signalled an all-out legislative assault upon the Church 's influential position within Spanish life . |
| 7 | The p-phenylene ring is particularly effective in this respect , but when carried to extremes , produces a highly intractable , rigid structure , poly(p-phenylene) with no softening point . |