Example sentences of "carry [pron] across the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly the Gulf Stream is quite strong enough to carry them across the Atlantic to the shores of Europe . |
| 2 | A stop gate provides protection as the canal approaches the aqueduct which is to carry it across the River Tame ( Feb 83 guide ) and between a sewage works and an electricity substation . |
| 3 | In order to excavate the site itself , a new road had been built and a viaduct constructed to carry it across the valley before it climbed through the wooded hillside to the rocky crag chosen for the location of the church which formed the heart of the project . |
| 4 | When she came to , she saw that he was carrying her across the field , past the cottage and up the track towards his Jaguar . |
| 5 | He knelt over her for a moment , tough and handsome in the candlelight , his eyes triumphant with the knowledge of desire on the verge of fulfilment , possessing her as only he could , then he was bending , lifting her into his arms , carrying her across the room , and she felt the sudden chill as the door opened and , wedging it awkwardly with his foot , he bundled her through it . |
| 6 | It sold at a high enough price per pound to cover the cost of carrying it across the Atlantic , and Jamestown enjoyed a tobacco boom , though the increase in exports from 20,000 lb. in 1617 to 350,000 lb. in 1621 was not enough to enable the Company to show a profit , because the ( wholesale , pre-duty ) price fell from four or five shillings a pound to a shilling a pound at the same time . |
| 7 | No , no well not really Elly , trouble is I had my bag with me and erm it 's carrying it across the Underground but it 's quite a way across the Underground cos you have go |
| 8 | I mean I did n't take a lot with me , I mean I took too much as it was and my arm carrying it across the Underground . |
| 9 | Amanda stood up again , crossed the room , took a blue bowl of chrysanths from the coffee table and carried them across the room to the dresser . |
| 10 | He gave her a bold smile as she turned to get her wrap , then he and the groundsman lifted the holidaymaker and carried him across the grass to the medical centre . |
| 11 | He carried her across the corridor and put her down on the bed . |
| 12 | He manoeuvres Kemp 's body down the stairs and carries it across the lawn , probably in a wheelbarrow . |