Example sentences of "[verb] a place " in BNC.
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| 1 | for example , an experienced chartered accountant may well seek a place on the finance committee or a solicitor on the law and parliamentary committee . |
| 2 | The South Wales player , who yesterday reached the final of the BWTA tournament at Queen 's Club , has won a place at Oxford and starts a degree course in psychology and sociology at St Hilda 's College in September , 1991 . |
| 3 | The 18-year-old from Dinas Powys , currently Britain 's best young player , learned this week that she has won a place at St Hilda 's College for September 1991 to study physiology and psychology . |
| 4 | As well as £2,000 , and a trophy presented by the Duchess of Kent , he has won a place in the Eurovision Young Musician of the Year heats in Brussels in June . |
| 5 | A factory worker with just two O Levels to his name has won a place to study at Oxford . |
| 6 | Lisa Keenan , 17 , from Oxton has won a place at the University of Northumbria , while Lisa Hudson , 18 , from Claughton will study at the Preston-based University of Central Lancashire . |
| 7 | Wells done BOWLS : John Wells , of Hartlepool , has won a place in the prestigious under-25s national indoor bowls championships to be held at Nottingham on February 22–23 . |
| 8 | Among those who received awards yesterday was Claire Metcalfe , 15 , of Thornaby , who has been practicing judo since she was five and has now won a place in the national team . |
| 9 | A TALENTED North-East teenager has won a place at the prestigious National Youth Theatre . |
| 10 | Now Affleck , who turned pro as a teenager , has won a place on next year 's European Tour following his outstanding season as he finished top of the European Challenge Tour , winning £39,769 official prize money . |
| 11 | Keith Bailey , 18 , from Oxton , Birkenhead , has won a place in the national final of the Rotary Club Inventor of the Year competition at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre on November 14 . |
| 12 | The Wick is far too entrancing a place for that . |
| 13 | As the head of Cedars was making his entry list for September already , and would have to submit it by the end of the week , the educational psychologist was going to request a place for Balbinder before Statementing him . |
| 14 | First , do you know a place called Badgers ’ Wood ? ’ |
| 15 | For the current purpose , demonstrating that they were different is sufficient to illustrate two main points : that understanding a place involves uncovering the multivariate and inter-related nature of its culture , for which the three components of the schema in chapter 3 provide a valuable framework ; and that without understanding the nature of a place in all its complexity , it is difficult to appreciate what happens there during particular events — simple , monocausal explanations ( often located in the sphere of production ) are usually insufficient . |
| 16 | I really do need a place . |
| 17 | Adult training centres are operated by local authorities and supposedly provide a place of further training for mentally handicapped people with a view to eventually placing them in employment . |
| 18 | There Hugh and Maureen McKenna and 60 volunteers from 11 Glasgow churches provide a place where street prostitutes can come for food , heat , counselling and help . |
| 19 | The Sisters also visit the elderly and provide a place of quiet for numerous people inside and outside the Parish . |
| 20 | The three of them entered a place outside time , on a day of such stillness and heat . |
| 21 | After all , when he starred as champion boxer Jake La Motta in Raging Bull , he put on 60lbs and is reputed to have done enough training to have earned a place in the top twenty world middleweight rankings . |
| 22 | Together to-day , taking disaster by the throat and turning it into victory , they have surely earned a place of honour that will be secure as long as men talk , or read or think of horses . |
| 23 | What started as ‘ just a bit of fun ’ has now earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 24 | Andrew , who has learning difficulties , is a keen violinist and has earned a place in Banks Brass Band . |
| 25 | If school is becoming a place that you do not enjoy , where you doubt your competence , and whose value you are questioning — then find an alternative activity that you enjoy , value and are good at . |
| 26 | All major drama schools audition in the USA , and offer places to students who can show talent and raise the money to accept a place . |
| 27 | If you should decide to accept a place on a course , do not rush out to buy textbooks until you have finished reading this book , and guidance on returning to learning in particular . |
| 28 | In 1614 the Prince of Wales himself had to be excluded from a dinner at which the Russian ambassador was to be present , since it was feared that the latter would refuse to accept a place on the king 's left if the prince were seated on his right . |
| 29 | The current British training tour to the United States has also deprived Slough of goalkeeper Jo Thompson and midfield player Karen Brown , but the captain , Kate Parker , is confident that her side will win a place in the final . |
| 30 | We can not win a place in heaven by good deeds — neither did he . |