Example sentences of "[prep] be carried [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the work of Cézanne , where the outlines of objects are stressed again and again , and then as often broken , the eye , while conscious of the limitations of normal vision , has the sensation of being carried around the object beyond its boundaries . |
| 2 | The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica . |
| 3 | The four first grow in quantities on the steep banks of the rivers in Jamaica , and are generally supposed to drop into the water , and to be carried into the sea ; from thence , by tides and currents , and the predominency of the East wind , to he forced through the gulf of Florida , into the North-American ocean , in the same manner as the Saragosso , a plant growing on the rocks of the seas of Jamaica . |
| 4 | The final entrance was that of a huddled figure who needed to be carried into the room . |
| 5 | But when the coach arrived , young Linton had to be carried into the house . |
| 6 | Being unsuitably clothed and improperly trained often resulted in their having to be carried off the fell and revived on the village green . |
| 7 | The usual fate of such passengers is to be carried in the guard 's van , and although there are other enlightened railways , which make provision for their wheelchair passengers to travel with dignity , these are also private railways , run by enthusiasts . |
| 8 | He had to be carried from the field and the club immediately cancelled their flight bookings for the Scot as a precaution . |
| 9 | The journey is a slow one for the tiny fish do little more than allow themselves to be carried by the river current . |
| 10 | The importance of information about steady-state values should be emphasised , as well as the need for these values to be carried by the patient at all times . |
| 11 | ‘ If a video producer records live sound when filming , then the ‘ storyline ’ is bound to be carried by the commentary and you end up with a talk illustrated by pictures . |
| 12 | The fifth Group at Vaagsö was to be carried by the destroyer HMS Oribi up the Ulvesund , part of the Indreled Channel , for a landing near Kapelnoes point north of the town , to cut the road in order to prevent reinforcements from North Vaagsö reaching South Vaagsö . |
| 13 | In hard rock the edge soon became dull , and the drilling of one sufficient hole could require the use of quite a few of these drills which had to be carried by the miner to his place of work , even though that might entail climbing hundreds of feet of pit ladder . |
| 14 | Many of the regulars left in the country were stationed , as a central reserve , in the Isle of Wight , ready to be carried round the coast by transports anchored at the Nore — the same craft that made the French fearful of sudden landings on their own coastline . |