Example sentences of "[conj] carry [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Importunity or threats , such as the testator has not the courage to resist , moral command asserted and yielded to for the sake of peace and quiet , or of escaping from distress of mind or social discomfort , these , if carried to a degree in which the free play of the testator 's judgment , discretion or wishes , is overborne , will constitute undue influence , though no force is either used or threatened . |
| 2 | Halfway down the length of the tunnel a patten caught an advancing man under the chin so that his alarmed cry was cut off short as he was lifted and carried for a distance of several paces before he fell away . |
| 3 | If everyone is satisfied that the minutes are accurate , there is either a general murmur of assent , which the Chairman takes as approval , or , more officially , a member will move that the minutes be signed as a correct record , and the motion is then seconded and carried by a show of hands . |
| 4 | She knocked loudly at the door of his room and carried in a tray of caviar . |
| 5 | Under FRS 3 , the profit or loss on the disposal of an asset should be shown in the p&l account as the difference between the proceeds and the carrying amount , whether carried at a valuation or cost ( para 21 ) . |
| 6 | The tin oxide , being relatively heavy , travels only a short distance when carried by a stream of water and can be channelled off from the waste . |