Example sentences of "carrying [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THERE are only six Leicester Riders left in the saddle , but yesterday they came within a basket of carrying off the weekend 's biggest surprise . |
| 2 | Guinness , for example , showed that there 's life in the old brand yet , carrying off the brand of the year award in fmcg for its canned draught stout . |
| 3 | Compare this rendering of Herakles carrying off the Kerkopes ( mischievous goblins who had annoyed him ) with the same scene on a metope from a building at Foce del Sele on the west coast of Italy not far from Paestum , a sanctuary of Hera . |
| 4 | Something has been stealing the farmers ' chickens and carrying off the young sheep from the hills . |
| 5 | In 1765 Walpole broke with his father-in-law and set up his own firm , carrying off the French tobacco contract in the process . |
| 6 | There was a representation of the devil carrying off the wicked to Hades . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm a great delegator , but it is important to delegate to those who are capable of carrying through the task and you must have a good report-back system . ’ |
| 8 | Up in the gallery a careful watch is being kept on sound levels to ensure the noise from the fan is drowned out by the radiophonic wind effect now carrying through the studio 's talkback system and being picked up by the microphones . |
| 9 | the names of the officials responsible for carrying through the actions . |
| 10 | Half-consciously he listened to the murmur of Dolly and Gertrude talking in the auditorium , their voices carrying through the curtain which screened him . |
| 11 | That system was both perceived and expected to perform three related functions : through election to the House of Commons it was expected to produce a government ; through a purportedly democratic franchise and mode of election , it was expected to confer legitimacy upon the government to govern , subject to the approval of Parliament ; and , through facilitating a choice between parties propounding specific programs , it was expected to influence public policy , the party in government carrying through the promises embodies in its election manifesto . |
| 12 | She was arrested five years ago by a Cairo narcotics squad who found £3m worth of heroin hidden in a concealed compartment of an ornamental wooden elephant she was carrying through the capital 's airport . |
| 13 | There was a little work to do , fetching and carrying about the kitchens , for which he would get ten shillings a week . |
| 14 | There was no Bible except North 's own , which the pilot with some surprise spotted him carrying onto the plane ; an official Bible , autographed by Reagan , went on a trip in October . |
| 15 | Although the shuttle has returned safely to Earth on each of its six nights so far , the orbiter managed on its most recent mission to nudge the tracking and data-relay satellite it was carrying into the wrong position . |
| 16 | Hyacinth , happily unused to the ways of the more unscrupulous telly interviewer , promptly stuck a roll of paper she had been carrying into the broadcaster 's eye , thus bringing the proceedings to a close . |
| 17 | After World War 1 motor lorries took away a great deal of the short distance carrying from the narrow canals . |
| 18 | And five minutes later , carrying in the two mugs and settling back in his chair , he could relish the contrast between Rickards 's preoccupation with psychopathic violence and the peace of the mill . |
| 19 | If any employee is threatened with violence in order that the assailant(s) may obtain money they are carrying in the course of duty , they must not act in any way likely to place themselves or others in danger . |
| 20 | Heinrich admitted to carrying in the bird , Auguste to carving , James and Algernon to transporting the results , Alice and Emily to transporting vegetables , sauces , forcemeats and gravy . |
| 21 | There were people bringing baking before going to work ; people carrying in the food given by our friends in City Centre businesses ; and ladies from St. Mary 's R.C. Cathedral arriving for duty in the Undercroft ; so many other helpers too , reminding me of Nan Munn 's immortal lines , ‘ each to their stations/We 're ready for the off/Where is John Gibson/Where 's my tin box ’ ; people handing in contributions ; Miss Cameron 's chauffeur , with dog collar instead of peaked cap , delivering her , before his car took up its privileged position for the Week in the Standard Life car park ; and last , and most important , the good friends in the community who came to support us . |
| 22 | Carrying to the block a lump so heavy that it made his shoulders ache , he jerked his head towards the end of the stables and asked , panting : ‘ What 's down there ? ’ |
| 23 | A collie dog I know , who lives with my neighbours , has an old semi-deflated toy football which she never tires of carrying to the feet of any human who will kick it , for her to gallop off , retrieving it and placing it once again near one 's feet . |
| 24 | The papal letter which he was carrying to the king had been superseded by another , which spoke more mildly and suggested that Anselm himself had been a mischief-maker , and that a compromise agreement could be reached with good will on both sides . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're looking pretty glamorous , I must say , ’ he said , his voice carrying across the room . |