Example sentences of "was carried [adv prt] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 He was carried up to that garret , probably in a state of stupor , drunk or drugged .
2 Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company .
3 it is significant that this first civil rights march , unaccompanied by any provocative display of weapons , banners or symbol was carried out without any breach of the peace .
4 Much research and development was carried out into this problem during the 1970s ( e.g. McAlpine and Cook 1971 ; Goodchild 1978 ) .
5 Analysis of covariance for possible factors affecting mean hearing thresholds was carried out for each of the four different types of ear .
6 The original base mapping was carried out for most of Scotland between 1865 and the start of the First World War .
7 In its earliest history the building housed the guardian of the eastern gate , but it was taken over by the Fontana family and completely remodelled , a reshaping that was carried out with all the grace of Renaissance art .
8 A complementary body of work was carried out at this time by Flavell and his colleagues ( 1981 ) .
9 It is also possible that some research is directed towards developing a technique , methodology , computer program , or piece of equipment which has wide applicability , but whose initial testing was carried out within some field of Scottish geology .
10 It is also possible that some research is directed towards developing a technique , methodology , computer program , or piece of equipment which has wide applicability , but whose initial testing was carried out within some field of Scottish geology .
11 Evaluation by achievement Performance measurement was carried out after each series of courses , by means of examination of each student 's list of references , in order to see whether the students were able to carry out a practical literature search .
12 The result was a system in which the government never changed hands , but instead was carried out by those who could be trusted to look after the affairs of state .
13 After this initial rebuild , further work was carried out by several resident archbishops , most particularly San Carlo Borromeo who used his favourite architect Pelligrino Tibaldi ( Il Pellegrini ) .
14 Because the transaction was carried out in this way , the loser was Derbyshire 's pension fund .
15 However , when the company was considering the service and repair of machinery and was thinking of sending it abroad to Scandanavia , it was willing to listen and to ensure that the work was carried out in this country .
16 The Liverpool manager was seething with rage after his defender David Burrows was carried off in this Coca-Cola Cup tie with a severe knee injury that will keep him out for at least three months .
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