Example sentences of "[noun] be carry [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Passengers had perforce to ride , and goods were carried on the backs of packhorses or mules . |
| 2 | What worries me at the moment about the proposals is that there is discrimination not only against the United Kingdom but against Europe in the way in which the Commission is carrying out the negotiations with the United States . |
| 3 | The commission was carrying out the responsibilities laid on it by Parliament in the Broadcasting Act 1990 . |
| 4 | I cut it out of Cosmopolitan magazine : an article entitled ‘ Think Yourself Thin ’ , illustrated by a blonde woman in a bikini being carried on the arms of two grinning , solid young men . |
| 5 | But it must be recognized at the outset that as soon as sampling is carried out the statements made about the cases involved become probability statements . |
| 6 | R. Miller had decided to resign , because his father , who had in fact been carrying out the duties of Sergeant since his son had rejoined the army in 1941 , was now too old and wished to retire . |