Example sentences of "carried [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The white man 's burden had to be carried on strong backs .
2 But Japan Air Lines ( JAL ) experienced only a 3.5% drop in the number of passengers carried on international routes in the year to March 31st .
3 The number of passengers carried on international flights quadrupled between 1960 and 1970 , and quadrupled again ( to 4.2 million ) between 1970 and 1988 .
4 Each section of the deck of the road is carried on sliding bearings , to allow for expansion of the sections .
5 The blooms are carried on long stalks and are over an inch across .
6 The two main additional floors are largely carried on new masonry crosswalls which are , in turn , carried on their own new strip-footing foundations .
7 Although in the oases they made gardens , perhaps even carried on other spare-time occupations , they were forbidden to trade and did not have the time to be truck drivers .
8 R. rugosa has enormous glossy red hips , surpassed only by those of R. moyesii ‘ Geranium ’ , which are carried on graceful arching stems .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 He nodded towards a statue of the Virgin Mary which was being carried on high .
12 Certain work that was carried out involved noisy operations and the programme was carefully coordinated with the hotel administration to minimise disruption and inconvenience .
13 Students have carried out small empirical investigations using tape recorders , video equipment and various forms of interviewing and observational techniques — objective and non-objective , structured and unstructured .
14 Until now testing has been carried out prior to major events , such as the World Cup ; the new plan will build on the success of the original programme and , as both Palmer and MacKinnon noted , will provide the younger players will an incentive and standards that must be met if they want to win full international caps .
15 Ship interiors were specially insulated to combat the problem and an operation similar to degaussing was carried out prior to docking with other vessels .
16 In addition to the normal diversion of public utility services in Lasswade Road and Gilmerton Road involving the Water and Drainage Department , SSEB and British Telecom , a major diversion of overhead power lines was carried out prior to the start of the roadworks contract .
17 The ministry of agriculture has carried out successful trials on the new tests but says the government has yet to make a final decision on wether to fully adopt the new system .
18 The Guild of British Tie Makers has carried out extensive research into tie wearing and has discovered that , far from being viewed as a current trend , the tie is considered an essential item in a man 's wardrobe .
19 To understand what IS happening in the Royal Family , TODAY has carried out extensive research .
20 Dunn ( 1983 ; 1984 ) in Cambridge has carried out extensive observations of sibling relationships and the effects of general family functioning of the arrival of a new baby .
21 Today it is the home of Malcom and Gwynneth Hearne who have carried out extensive restoration work .
22 Drummond also carried out extensive tests to improve the efficiency of his locomotives .
23 The latest developer claims to have carried out extensive research into the feasibility of providing medical treatment in Darlington .
24 Syrian radio reported on Dec. 17 that Assad had pardoned 2,864 persons who had " carried out anti-state acts " .
25 In December 1973 , Mr John Morris MP asked how many judges had carried out non-judicial duties in the form of inquiries , commissions and reports , or similar tasks , during the previous twenty years .
26 Used for fruit and ornamental trees , usually carried out late winter/early spring .
27 The father , Mr P , also an English incomer to Orkney , had carried out various forms of abuse over a long period of time .
28 It is a necessity because it provides the opportunity for reflection on how well you have carried out various tasks and whether there are better ways of doing things .
29 About 2,000 abortions a year are carried out due to abnormalities found in unborn babies .
30 It is true that English Heritage has carried out frequent monitoring .
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