Example sentences of "carry for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | In many of these different regions the native stone has given character and fitness to the buildings ; the wide variety of stones , together with the frequent use of wood and brick and thatch , especially in the stoneless areas , has added charm to English village and towns , and has made the dwellings , particularly the smaller cottages ( for stones for churches and large houses were carried for many miles even in early times ) , ideally suited to their surroundings . |
2 | We all knew Froggy , a caddie who had worked the circuit since the late fifties and had carried for many winners , including a couple of Open Champions — American , of course — in the mid-seventies . |
3 | A MAN was fighting for his life last night after being carried for 500 yards on the bonnet of a hit-and-run car . |
4 | They may be precipitated locally ( Thompson , 1959 ) or carried for some distance in solution ( Bathurst , 1975 ; Wanless , 1979 ) . |
5 | Worn as an amulet they even warded off the evil eye and , in a more generalised form , are still carried for this purpose by Italians today . |
6 | They can fetch and carry for other Goblin or Orc races , and do other rather limited tasks , but they are little use for any real work . |
7 | That is to say , we do not know how these patterns of variation function within the community : we do not know what social meanings the variation carries for in-group members . |