Example sentences of "carried [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A warm , salty breeze blew in from the Adriatic and sunlight sparkled on the water as their motor-boat taxi carried them towards the Grand Canal . |
2 | I felt strange , almost disembodied , but my feet carried me to the green door and I pushed it open . |
3 | They found you in the snow and they carried you to the nearest shelter . |
4 | These were brilliant fun and very relaxing , as the water carried you around the small island , without you having to do anything . |
5 | Scooping her up in his arms , he carried her towards the front door , easily unlatched it , flicked a switch , kicked the door shut behind him , and carried her into the bedroom . |
6 | She had no trouble in registering with a secretarial agency , and a variety of jobs carried her through the long , drab days . |
7 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |
8 | Roman caught her before she could fall and carried her to the small settee . |
9 | The minutes crawled like tired snails , but the ambulance arrived before Tom had returned from making his phone calls in the study , and with the compassionate yet businesslike speed that Belinda never ceased to admire , the paramedic ambulance officers slid Faye on to a stretcher and carried her to the waiting vehicle , where an intravenous line could be set up immediately . |
10 | She arched against him , unable to control the flames of desire leaping within her , then a gasp escaped her as he swept her into his arms and carried her to the double bed in her aunt 's room . |
11 | He carried her close , oblivious , it seemed , of the water that streamed from her body , and carried her to the safe , dry grass a short distance away . |
12 | He picked her up and carried her into the front room . |
13 | In London he carried her round the Great Exhibition ; this time she was happy to be in his arms , safe from the frightening crowds . |
14 | A slight chill the day after the sale had delayed her journey to London and so she had been forced to leave Summer Lodge with her few possessions in a bag and watch as the cab carried her from the large estate on the hill to the cramped rooms of the house in Chapel Street . |
15 | Finally , she snatched up the envelope from the table where she 'd left it and carried it to the one window that might , if she were lucky , catch a vagrant breeze from the river a block away . |
16 | They carried it in the late-morning edition . |