Example sentences of "place [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we have seen , however , trade-unionism failed to take root less because of intelligentsia influence than because of the constraints placed upon it by the tsarist State . |
| 2 | Earlier in Weston-Super-Mare Salvation Army leaders had been arrested for proceeding with a march contrary to a ban placed upon it by the local magistrates . |
| 3 | On the other hand we can not forget the trust placed in us by the general public , nor can we watch the gradual erosion of the original plans without a public protest , and a public request to the health authority to please think again . |
| 4 | Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May ) |
| 5 | Eliot produced a single page of notes from his pocket which he placed before him on the small table and brooded over for a while ; but when he started , he managed to pack in , during 45 minutes or so , a great deal of sound sense on the subject of drama and especially on the relation of drama to religion . |
| 6 | If in future , however , reporting of each estimate is extended to include descriptive profiles of quality of life — that is , health states and the valuations placed on them for the new and comparison treatment — then this may enhance credibility and allow reworking in alternative settings . |
| 7 | Some geology departments do not offer M Sc degrees , others offer very few , and the relative ‘ value ’ placed on them by the awarding universities varies . |
| 8 | The recent report of the National Foundation for Educational Research did not attribute any decline to the national curriculum ; the interpretation placed on it by the hon. Lady and her hon. Friend the Member for Ealing , Southall ( Mr. Bidwell ) is based on a deliberate misreading of the report . |