Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] carry [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If the wrong agreed on itself amounts to a tort against the plaintiff perhaps little has been lost by the restriction of conspiracy , for the combination must be carried into effect to cause damage and then the substantive tort is committed .
2 Explaining , now , more of the past history of Samavia , Lorestan reveals that the Lost Prince has been found , the time has come for the corrupt government to be overthrown and the message must be carried through Europe that ‘ the lamp is lighted ’ .
3 We have seen that retirement has a differential impact on older people which depends primarily on their prior socio-economic status and the access which this grants to resources which might be carried into retirement .
4 By the twentieth century , the hegemony of government in the political process ensured that measures could be carried through Parliament without too much difficulty .
5 Gordon was the first to provide irrefutable evidence of what had been until then no more than a faint suspicion : that puerperal fever was a contagious disease that could be carried from patient to patient by doctors and midwives .
6 The West German Finance Minister , Theo Waigel , had told the meeting that the costs of unification could be carried by means of tax revenues resulting from higher than expected economic growth , and in an interview on April 8 he said that , although there would have to be some tax adjustments , the overall tax burden would remain the same .
7 But a system which could be carried in aircraft for use against submarines ( and distinguish periscopes against the water ) had to be small .
8 On scheduled flights sporting equipment may be carried as part of your baggage allowance .
9 One 's impetus was such that , provided there was nothing in the way , one would be carried through Bridge Street , right over Patrick 's Bridge , and halfway into Patrick 's Street , Cork 's main thoroughfare , before having to put foot to pedal once more .
10 However , this seems unlikely , largely because any life-precursing molecules would be carried into regions where they would be destroyed .
11 There would also be amphibious assault ships , notably the Fearless , while troops would be carried in tourist passenger vessels headed by the QE II .
12 Bins should be sited as conveniently as possible to the main source of material , it being assumed that it will be carried by wheelbarrow .
13 Some liquid fuel stoves can be carried with fuel already in the tank , usually enough for a weekend .
14 That was not intended … a message can be carried without wires I believe 20 or 30 miles .
15 To be able to recognize opportunities for self-actualization is a basic skill that can be carried through life ’ ( 1978 , p. 170 ) .
16 The accuracy with which the pulses can be timed is such that the phase ( Fig. 8.7(b) ) can be carried across gaps in the data with an accuracy to better than 20 µs ; that is to better than .
17 Three countries — Denmark , Ireland and Belgium — meanwhile indicated yesterday that they remain opposed to another key element , which forsees the abolition of all limits on tax-paid goods that can be carried across borders by private travellers .
18 And of course , mites can be carried in clothing , bags or moveables or even blown through windows to take up residence in your home .
19 Collapsible pushchairs and wheelchairs can be carried in addition to the allowance .
20 Some can be carried in hand luggage , others must be checked in .
21 As well as the reassurance of a higher level of security the guest also benefits from the convenience of a card which can be carried alongside credit careds and dispenses with the bulk and weight of a normal key and tag .
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