Example sentences of "carry for [num] " in BNC.

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1 From Nibthwaite to Ulverston it was carried for 4/6 per ton .
2 The fact that seeds could be carried for hundreds of miles by strong winds allowed the supporters of dispersal to explain any case of anomalous distribution by invoking such an accidental circumstance .
3 A MAN was fighting for his life last night after being carried for 500 yards on the bonnet of a hit-and-run car .
4 Sarah pushed and thrust to get rid of the burden she had carried for nine long months , and she screamed until Maggie forced gin down her throat to quieten her .
5 The finest material may be carried for tens of kilometres down-wind , and some of it may even stay suspended for many months , eventually falling back to earth on the other side of the globe .
6 For such sounds can carry for hundreds of miles .
7 You 'll cope with it but you 've got ta buy , your moonboots we should be able to get the market Jill said around , I mean we can get them in cash and carry for nine ninety nine but we should be able to get them at Blackbushe market for five to six ninety nine .
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