Example sentences of "be carry the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I stared into the mist until my eyes hurt , ahead , off both quarters , in case we 'd been carried the other way , even astern .
2 Of course the parallel between ontogeny and phylogeny can not be carried the whole way through — prehistoric human beings did not look like newborn babies — but there are various reasons why we might expect the early stages of embryonic development to have some relation to the early stages of our evolution .
3 Sometimes better ( > ) for passive motion ; they want to be carried the whole time but even then they may not be quietened for long and will demand to be carried by someone else .
4 For many years it had been thought that high fever had certain curative properties , and some patients were deliberately exposed to mosquitoes which were known to be carrying the malarial parasite in the hope that the resulting infection and high temperature would have a beneficial effect on the disease process .
5 ’ If we really are carrying the Ardakkean phetam … ’ she began .
6 The cadets are carrying the SA-80 rifle
7 He says : ‘ In the current recession , which is biting further and further into the North-East , small businesses feel that they are carrying the main thrust of the banking community 's claw back of their lending . ’
8 Between them they were carrying the sixth figure — the limp , white faced form of Brett Grant .
9 They were carrying the Bosnian refugee , feet first .
10 Around 1.7 million of these were looking after someone in the same household ; 1.4 million were providing help or supervision for at least twenty hours a week ; and 3.7 million were carrying the main responsibility for providing that help ( Green , 1988 ) .
11 When Maggie and Susan left the house they were carrying the same pail and enamel container that they 'd used earlier .
12 'That is carrying the democratic principle too far , ‘ I said in a careless laughing way .
13 Paralleling the Commission was the Council of Ministers , the organ of the national governments , which was to carry the main burden of coordinating policies .
14 ( It was alleged but not proved that L was carrying the cardboard box . )
15 It so happened that the very train that ended Mr Cubbage 's life was carrying the delayed mail and in one of the mail bags was a letter from Coleen agreeing to Mr Cubbage 's proposal of marriage and saying that she was coming home to her lover .
16 I wished I had n't said ‘ England ’ since I was carrying the Irish passport , but Signe gave no sign of noticing the error .
17 That case also arose out of a motor accident at the time when the infant 's mother was carrying the unborn child .
18 When the two girls left the smithy , Gay was carrying the wooden board — a rough affair that was all that could be obtained — and Breeze was leading on the end of a knotted string a small and ill-favoured specimen of doghood .
19 Cottee admits : ‘ There were times when I felt I was carrying the whole world on my shoulders . ’
20 One of them was carrying the biggest banana you 've ever seen !
21 He was carrying the American Frank Connor 's bag when he was approached by Nick Faldo to join up with him again .
22 He was carrying the same carrier-bag and for some reason they found it impossible not to stare at it .
23 He was carrying the same grip .
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