Example sentences of "was carried [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was vaulted and this vault was carried on columns which in turn were supported on the backs of animals — lions or oxen . |
| 2 | The floor was carried on joists and under this was space for storage , scenery , gladiators and animals . |
| 3 | But a fiery sermon by a Muslim cleric , who demanded the ejection from Libya of all diplomats from countries supporting the sanctions , was carried on state television on Friday . |
| 4 | It remains true that we do not know when Marseilles became the main receiving point of the tin which was carried on horseback for thirty days from the British Channel . |
| 5 | The plague bacillus , known by the Latin name Yersinia pestis , was carried on marmot skins by fur traders travelling along the old Silk Road from the East . |
| 6 | The governor also had enough , however , and sent a message to the Cardinal saying that if the excommunication threat was carried out Landriani would be hanged outside the Bishop 's Palace . |