Example sentences of "[prep] be carry [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was not a weapon which was capable of being carried on a belt or in a sash .
2 Mr Bresslaw had collapsed once before , in October last year , and on that occasion he had to be carried on a stretcher out of a show business dinner .
3 ’ Is that a volatile load to be carried on a motorway ? ’
4 Well it used to be carried on the back and .
5 They are planning a 100 per cent digital phone system that will enable voice images and data to be carried on the line .
6 The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure .
7 Pottery materials continued to be carried on the canal until the 1960s .
8 As the wind begins to build , the boom should continue to be carried on the centreline and you should not attempt to sheet the main using the vang : because the boom is so long , the mainsheet is a more effective control .
9 Mr Woodbine 's hardly going to be carrying around a vegetable in his pocket , now is he ? ’
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