Example sentences of "were carry [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before they reached this happy state , however , they were to carry through several operations and long hours of dangerous training from their base at the Hayling Island Sailing Club on an isolated spit of land called Sandy Point on Hayling Island ( near Portsmouth , Hampshire ) . |
| 2 | In many of these different regions the native stone has given character and fitness to the buildings ; the wide variety of stones , together with the frequent use of wood and brick and thatch , especially in the stoneless areas , has added charm to English village and towns , and has made the dwellings , particularly the smaller cottages ( for stones for churches and large houses were carried for many miles even in early times ) , ideally suited to their surroundings . |
| 3 | Our knowledge of this is patchy , and it is certain that the quantity of trade is not a precise reflection of the prosperity of English shipping , as many exports were carried in foreign vessels . |
| 4 | All passengers were carried in this way , whether royalty or ordinary mortals . |
| 5 | The long tasselled ropes which could keep the banner steady in a breeze were carried by four others . |
| 6 | Tetracycline resistant propionibacteria were carried by 61 patients ; such isolates are cross resistant to doxycycline but sensitive to minocycline . |
| 7 | They were carried by royal journalist James Whitaker who had spotted Prince Charles fishing by the banks of the river Dee . |