Example sentences of "carry in [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1845 , 40.51 per cent of all passengers carried in Britain were first class , 42.34 per cent second , and 17.15 per cent third . |
| 2 | Similarly , an amendment carried in November 1917 did much to nullify the reduction of plural voting rights for town dwellers . |
| 3 | Lizzie came from the back of the house to greet them and insisted on helping them carry in Sara 's boxes , packages and various belongings . |
| 4 | THE Government was last night presented with a challenge to act speedily on its declared intention to crack down on knife carrying in Scotland . |
| 5 | It certainly carried in Oswaldston . |
| 6 | Ben is described variously as a ‘ merchant 's clerk ’ and as an ‘ outrider ’ , itself a dialect term used extensively in Somerset and elsewhere to describe a tradesman 's travelling agent — a meaning it still carried in New Zealand , for example , well into the 20th century . |