Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure . |
| 2 | Pottery materials continued to be carried on the canal until the 1960s . |
| 3 | Lowe stripped to swim , and getting on the trunk of an uprooted tree , hoped to be carried down the eddying flood to some part where he could obtain assistance . |
| 4 | The trucks themselves had to be manhandled down the steep rock-strewn defile and as the men were sweating away at this in the hot sun an Italian aircraft picked them up . |
| 5 | He felt as abject as a convalescent child and had to be helped up the three stone flights to his cell . |
| 6 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 7 | Clearly the point had arrived in September 1947 where fundamental decisions had to be taken on the American commitment to Korea . |
| 8 | So the bill had to be taken on the floor of the House and all selected amendments had to be debated and voted on . |