Example sentences of "[noun] placed [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keats placed him among the stars , where Keats himself , for similar reasons , was to be placed by Shelley . |
| 2 | ‘ It was a brutal and cowardly attack on wretched creatures whose offences placed them at the bottom of the prison heap , ’ he said . |
| 3 | When Chiron died , JUPITER placed him amongst the stars where this fabled beast , holding an arrow upon bended bow , is now known as the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius . |
| 4 | On the contrary , his direct line to Hitler and Mussolini placed him in a better position than the monarchists to deal with Axis pressure . |
| 5 | Taking the roll of plaster from Sophie , Robert placed it in the water , then , pulling the broken limb out straight , he lined up the bones and set the arm . |
| 6 | Command of the Army of Africa placed him in a decisive position once the initial impetus of the rising in peninsular Spain was lost . |
| 7 | His commitment to the reform of secondary education was unrelenting ; his position as Archbishop placed him at the heart of the religious problem ; his alliance with Butler — for whom he was ‘ all bulge and brain ’ — eventually tamed the opposition of the Churches . |
| 8 | Sophia placed him in the middle of the cake which was covered with white icing forked up into ridges . |
| 9 | Tippy placed hers on the old bureau . |
| 10 | Mr. Novak placed them in a 35 gallon tank containing three large Echinodorus Sword plants and a great deal of driftwood . |
| 11 | The plaintiff 's contract with the Greek Government placed him under an obligation of confidence but placed the Greek Government under no such obligation . |
| 12 | Lifting the spoon from the bowl , Tuan Ti Fo placed it to the boy 's lips , tilting it gently . |
| 13 | Indeed , the influence of women writers at the time was rising in many areas , as Fanny Burney 's Evelina ( 1778 ) and Hannah Cowley 's dramatic works placed them in the forefront of contemporary literature . |
| 14 | The Master of Ceremonies placed him near the Great Mogul and a plate of freshly grilled lamb was put before him . |
| 15 | However he was so dirty from his ride that the Master of Ceremonies placed him in a distant corner , far from the Emperor , and at the end of the queue for food . |
| 16 | The range and quality of Jenks 's contribution placed him among the foremost writers on international law of his generation . |