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 .
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