Example sentences of "be carried off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite this , many pet cats are carried off to the vet by exasperated owners for this type of ‘ convenience surgery ’ . |
| 2 | The remains of the Polish K4 are carried off after the collision . |
| 3 | At the hotel a tearful maid told the sailor pair the tragic news that Bessie had been carried off to the cholera hospital . |
| 4 | Owing to a rainfall of extraordinary violence , the stream overflowed at the pond , and a great volume of water , which would normally have been carried off by the stream , poured down a public street into the town and caused damage to the plaintiffs ' property . |
| 5 | Of our initial 20 rather withered carnations , 18 were carried off into the distance by bewildered or gracious lasses . |
| 6 | He then said ‘ God bless ! ’ to her , and was carried off into the night . |
| 7 | The following year his whole family was carried off by the plague , while in 1666 most of his remaining property was destroyed by the fire . |