Example sentences of "carried out the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one instance various methods were contemplated to abate the odour from a maggot farm without success , catalytic incineration finally proving successful , and in another extreme case a company carried out the following trials , without success , in an attempt to abate the odour emanating from their factory : |
| 2 | Consultant neurosurgeon Fred Nath , who carried out the delicate operation yesterday free of charge at Middlesbrough General Hospital , said the next few days would be important . |
| 3 | A tower where Robert Watson-Watt carried out the early experiments with radar can still be seen , as can the crumbling remains of the curious Pergola-style buildings which were used to test nuclear triggers following the Second World War . |
| 4 | In New York , Robert Schwartz , chairman of the Tarrytown Group of New York , offered $10000 to the person who actually carried out the best test of the hypothesis . |
| 5 | From 1879 to 1905 Peach carried out the palaeontological duties in Scotland in addition to his many field commitments . |
| 6 | The defendant failed to comply and the local authority carried out the requisite works and served two demands , on 31 May 1984 and 25 April 1985 , for the costs . |
| 7 | Josephus , the Jewish historian , states that Quirinius carried out the Syrian census in 6 AD . |
| 8 | I am most concerned to read in The Lifeboat that David Scott- Cowper in the ex-lifeboat Mabel E. Holland carried out the first single handed navigation of the 2,000 mile North West Passage . |
| 9 | It 's claimed the boy carried out the first attack behind a row of shops , holding his victim to stop her struggling , and laughing at her cries for help . |
| 10 | On Sept. 17 , Polish inspectors in the Netherlands carried out the first inspection of a NATO member state by a unit from a Warsaw Pact country . |
| 11 | In the 1950s , Professor Paul carried out the first experiments using a form of magnetic bottle — the ‘ Paul trap ’ — to isolate ionised atoms . |
| 12 | Overall , however , the expedition was a great success : ‘ Most of our aims were achieved , as — among other objectives — we confirmed the presence of five threatened species of mammal , we carried out the first study of bats in the area , and we gathered valuable information on the flora of the area , including the discovery of a new species , ’ she continued . |
| 13 | Thomas started operational duties with the Beaufort , initially on mine-laying , but on September 11 he , with four other aircraft , carried out the first torpedo attack to be made by 22 Squadron with Beaufort aircraft . |
| 14 | Turner was arrested after the first offence but released on bail and then carried out the second offence . |
| 15 | As Reg Underhill , he carried out the key role of national agent for Labour from 1972 to 1979 . |
| 16 | The nurses carried out the usual steam tent preparations while I gave the child one dose of aconite . |
| 17 | And Alana Jeanette also told the jury how Darren Nichol had unsuccessfully tried to make love to her just hours before he allegedly carried out the frenzied sex attack on Josephine Chandler . |
| 18 | On his failure to do so the local authority carried out the necessary work and served written demands on 31 May 1984 and 25 April 1985 for the costs incurred . |
| 19 | This fellow was one of the Luciferi who had threatened me in London , carried out the dreadful murders of the Ralembergs and put the blame on me . |
| 20 | But Dr Neil Harris , of the European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment , which carried out the four-month study , said its conclusions , although serious , were not yet cause ‘ to walk around London with a hat on ’ . |
| 21 | Where the control failed — largely , he argued , because the autocrats lost control of the bureaucrats who carried out the day-to-day organization — the cultures collapsed . |
| 22 | Detectives say small-time crook Pat Thomas carried out the 1990 raid in London for the Mafia , but the American mob killed him after he ‘ grassed . ’ |
| 23 | But the man who carried out the latest probe , Manchester University social sciences professor Howard Parker , said they were ‘ nothing to be terribly worried about . ’ |
| 24 | Barbara not only acted as secretary to a succession of senior managers including Harold Worland and Raymond Anderson , she also carried out the secretarial work for the Board for many years . |
| 25 | It was he who carried out the Stalinist purges which lasted from 1949 to 1953 . |
| 26 | Most of the part-time farmers were middle aged and their wives , aided by parents , carried out the daily livestock work . |
| 27 | The crew , moving rapidly yet almost soundlessly , carried out the few jobs required to convert the land vehicle to a boat , and within seconds the rigs slid rapidly into the dark water and powered away to swing out their ramps and couple together in twos and threes . |
| 28 | Darlington and District Vehicle Inspectorate , who carried out the incognito tests , have now put three MOT garages out of action and banned eight MOT testers from testing more cars . |
| 29 | In 1984 , ERA became members of the Technical Services Agency ( TSA ) , a user-controlled community technical aid centre who carried out the in-depth survey of our flats and who issued us with a long detailed report . |
| 30 | West Mercia Police which carried out the original murder inquiry said it would have no comment to make about the case before the conclusion of Eddie Browning 's appeal hearing . |