Example sentences of "was carrying [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he was carrying no thunder-and-fire stick to inflict pain on them . |
| 2 | She recognised Peter because he was carrying a rolled-up copy of the Standard and because his eyes lit with appreciation as she walked in . |
| 3 | He was carrying a witch 's hat . |
| 4 | He was carrying a false passport when he arrived from London but was recognised during a routine check . |
| 5 | Mr Palmer told the jury of eight men and four women that the pathologist also found that she was carrying a normally developed male child of between 30 and 32 weeks . |
| 6 | ‘ I reckon he was carrying a hundred quid besides his pay . ’ |
| 7 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 8 | Opening it , he made way for Emily who was carrying a mug of tea and a plate of biscuits . |
| 9 | Porter was carrying a large floppy-covered book ; she went straight up to an African writer , N'dosi , showed him the book , held open , and offered him a biro . |
| 10 | When she returned to the bedroom she was carrying a flannel . |
| 11 | An old wino had stopped a young man in his late teens who was carrying a huge sack of groceries . |
| 12 | One was carrying a crash helmet . |
| 13 | I was carrying a good supply of handkerchiefs and managed to keep myself clean , but it was ten past eight before I had recovered sufficiently to move , with attendance at the concert now out of the question . |
| 14 | She was carrying a young child who was slung in her arms and perched on her right hip . |
| 15 | He was carrying a leather case and he walked straight to the counter and stared at her ; then he smiled and said , ‘ Am … am I mistaken , but are you one of twins ? ’ |
| 16 | Louise was carrying a large bag which she had managed to balance on the handlebars of her scooter . |
| 17 | Chola was carrying a basket with the hoes and a rug , some ro is to eat in the course of the day and a bronze pot for fetching water from the spring . |
| 18 | He was carrying a bunch of ragwort that he 'd picked while the cows were grazing on the Kālādika . |
| 19 | For a shocked moment he thought Forster was carrying a man over his shoulder , then he saw what it was , and understood why Lawton was weighed down with cylinders . |
| 20 | Mr Oakley , of all people , was carrying a gas-mask ! |
| 21 | He was carrying a parcel . |
| 22 | Kent police said : ‘ The lorry was carrying a large quantity of Royal Mail parcels . ’ |
| 23 | Lizzie was carrying a rape alarm , but it was out of reach in her handbag . |
| 24 | ‘ I was wearing a flak jacket with bulging pockets and over my shoulder was carrying a bag with my long lens in it — it could have been a bazooka since no-one searched it . |
| 25 | She rode light in the water despite the extra armour-plate around her bridge and forming fences amidships to protect her commando landing parties where they would crouch on her final run but she was carrying a minimum of fuel and water and her guns were gone except for a 12-pounder forward and oerlikons on the bridge wings . |
| 26 | Mary was carrying a long white veil and dress over her arm . |
| 27 | In 1973 Waddell admitted to two BBC reporters that he had taken part in the Ayr murder , unaware that one of them was carrying a concealed tape-recorder ; and a programme that included his confession was subsequently broadcast . |
| 28 | A white-aproned kitchen helper was carrying a huge side of beef from a meat van parked just outside the gate . |
| 29 | He was carrying a briefcase and was walking along the cross-over on to the platform . |
| 30 | The lady was carrying a wicker basket measuring 2ft by 1ft ; it was white and to Mrs Wishart it was typical of the lady 's attire . |