Example sentences of "[prep] placing [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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1 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
2 | I stopped about two metres down from the summit and quietly cocked the gun , inspecting the composite steel and nylon pellet before placing it in the chamber and snicking the gun closed . |
3 | To compel a pupil to obey a teacher makes no sense without placing it in the context of compulsory schooling enforced legally . |
4 | Indeed , if it is possible to talk of a Keynesian revolution in economic policy , then there is a strong case for placing it in the early 1950s rather than around 1947 . |
5 | Giving reasons , therefore , raises our thoughts and actions from the here and now and from their singularity by placing them in the context of a wider perspective or tradition . |
6 | Initially , schools were only to have one microcomputer , so there was an argument for making the microcomputer available to the whole school by placing it in the school library . |