Example sentences of "carry on the [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | parents should always arrange if possible for their children to see old people of marked interest in their lives , so as to carry on the links of tradition … |
| 2 | I cut it out of Cosmopolitan magazine : an article entitled ‘ Think Yourself Thin ’ , illustrated by a blonde woman in a bikini being carried on the arms of two grinning , solid young men . |
| 3 | Sometimes xerolas ( vegetables and/or fruits , often in the shape of a gigantic ball and strung on a pole which is carried on the shoulders of two men ) are carried in the procession . |
| 4 | Early visitors to Madeira and Porto Santo were rowed to the beach when the sea was calm and were then carried on the backs of boatmen who rolled up their trousers and waded ashore . |
| 5 | Passengers had perforce to ride , and goods were carried on the backs of packhorses or mules . |
| 6 | Mr Major explained how he was carrying on the principles of his predecessor and pointed out that he was her seconder in the leadership ballot and regretted that she had not stayed on . |
| 7 | The hammock , which was slung from a long pole carried on the shoulders of two men , was used for transporting the sick and infirm across rough country terrain and , in and around Funchal , for the rich and for the tourists who were carried through the dirty , and sometimes muddy , streets . |
| 8 | At Whitehall the petition was unloaded and carried on the shoulders of eight officers into the Commons . |
| 9 | The other is a slim footbridge carried on the piers of what looks like a former railway viaduct . |
| 10 | Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York carries on the adventures of smart schoolboy Kevin who outwits blundering thieves Harry and Marv , played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern . |