Example sentences of "[be] carry on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Talks on the future of Northern Ireland are to carry on next week . |
2 | The blooms are carried on long stalks and are over an inch across . |
3 | A 45m or 50m rope should be carried on all climbs , even though only short sections are used when moving together . |
4 | The white man 's burden had to be carried on strong backs . |
5 | Having reluctantly cleared me of the charge of indulging in orgies with my entire sales force , you seem to have got it into your head that Lexy and I are carrying on some kind of affair . |
6 | They were carried on four pairs , of which the two middle ones were fixed , whereas to move sideways in a radial direction when going round a curve , though normally they were held in a straight line with the fixed wheels by a pair of springs in compression . |
7 | Solid silver is extremely heavy , so these were carried on ceremonial occasions by huge men from a special clan on the Indian side of the border . |
8 | They started by working on a property while they were carrying on other employment , and then turning that property into hotel accommodation . |
9 | A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it . |
10 | Each section of the deck of the road is carried on sliding bearings , to allow for expansion of the sections . |
11 | Of the three windows , the large central one is carried on carved figures , an unusual design , which has much in common with the façade at Spoleto Cathedral , of similar date , but with a later porch in front . |
12 | Each tank was carried on four pairs of tracks , making a total of 16 points of support to each vehicle . |
13 | The Second Reading was carried on 12 March 1956 by 286 votes to 262 , a majority of twenty four , and passed through all its remaining stages in the Commons , before being heavily defeated once more in the Lords . |
14 | A vote of no confidence in the Government was carried on 11th June and Derby 's administration immediately resigned . |