Example sentences of "[conj] carried [pers pn] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He strode to her , picked her up and carried her to the bed . |
| 2 | He put the tray down , lifted her and carried her to the WC on the landing . |
| 3 | So the wise woman , taking a whip in her hand , seated herself on a small carpet and lashed it with the whip until it rose in the air and carried her to the forest . |
| 4 | He picked her up and carried her to the stairs . |
| 5 | He awkwardly unlocked the door and carried her to the sofa , laying her down as though she weighed nothing at all . |
| 6 | He was kissing her hungrily , then he lifted her off her feet and carried her to the water 's edge , resting her on the sand so that their bodies could feel the gentle ebb and fall of the sea against them . |
| 7 | Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee . |
| 8 | The minutes crawled like tired snails , but the ambulance arrived before Tom had returned from making his phone calls in the study , and with the compassionate yet businesslike speed that Belinda never ceased to admire , the paramedic ambulance officers slid Faye on to a stretcher and carried her to the waiting vehicle , where an intravenous line could be set up immediately . |
| 9 | He carried her close , oblivious , it seemed , of the water that streamed from her body , and carried her to the safe , dry grass a short distance away . |
| 10 | He lifted her then , in one swift movement , and carried her to the sofa , laying her back , murmuring her name over and over , kissing again , consuming her with a passion that thrilled and left Robyn weak and yet powerful all at the same time , because she could do this to him — she could make Luke Denner groan with desire and need . |
| 11 | She arched against him , unable to control the flames of desire leaping within her , then a gasp escaped her as he swept her into his arms and carried her to the double bed in her aunt 's room . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , come along , come along , Miss Quinn , ’ Dr. Briant said , using the bright rallying voice he always did when speaking to her , and obediently she picked up the baby and carried him to the scales . |
| 13 | The robot put Buff to sleep , then put the spacesuit on him and carried him to the spaceship . |
| 14 | So he caught them up in his cloak and carried them to the top of the mountain , and there he showed them all the treasures and towns and palaces that were in the world . |
| 15 | And once their physical usefulness was at an end , the Robemaker tore out the souls of his slaves and carried them to the Soul Eaters in the Cruachan Cavern , which some believed were the Gates of Hell . |
| 16 | Servants came , and wrapped them in soft new sheets together , and carried them to the bed which they had set up in the white room . |
| 17 | I put the small boat on my shoulders and carried it to the edge of the water , then I put it in the sea . |
| 18 | When he was satisfied they were doing it correctly he picked up the head of the dead buffalo and carried it to the river . |
| 19 | Melissa took the tray from her and carried it to the buffet , while Juliette covered her face with a towel . |
| 20 | Juliette picked up the tray of crockery and carried it to the dishwasher . |
| 21 | Folding the lids of the box together , I hoisted it under my left arm and carried it to the Fire Exit . |
| 22 | Finally , she snatched up the envelope from the table where she 'd left it and carried it to the one window that might , if she were lucky , catch a vagrant breeze from the river a block away . |