Example sentences of "[adv] carrying [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the years up to 1945 , forty-eight boys learnt woodwork , tailoring , engineering and many other trades , often carrying on the work traditional to their families . |
| 2 | And the more crowded , the more satisfied the police , as that means they are efficiently carrying out the law against prostitution — one of the present government 's most notable social " contributions " . |
| 3 | It was found that males and females would become sexually excited and were strongly motivated to mate even though they seemed incapable of correctly carrying out the act of copulation . |
| 4 | Manager Andy Crawford , successfully carrying on the work instigated initially by Syd Millar three seasons ago , is delighted at the progress so far . |
| 5 | But for every anti-beer crusader , there are dozens happily carrying on the legend of Norm . |
| 6 | They begin by asking the question : in the period immediately following a defection , what would stop the firms getting together and , instead of actually carrying out the punishment , agreeing to reinstitute the collusive agreement ? |