Example sentences of "[conj] placed a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In a word — fantastic ! ’ she replied , and would have trotted out all she 'd seen again , had not a waiter come along and placed a menu in her hands . |
| 2 | Then she coaxed her employer into a fresh nightgown and placed a clean , although old-fashioned day-cap of cotton and lace upon the freshly washed and combed hair . |
| 3 | On Monday she finally knelt on the ground where he was killed and placed a wreath to his memory . |
| 4 | He got up suddenly and placed a pile of clothes on the end of the bed . |
| 5 | One day Leonie 's employer had got wind of what was going on , sacked Leonie and placed a telephone call to Victor Nicholson , the ignorant , ill-tempered manufacturer Hugo was contracted to at the time . |
| 6 | The Philippines also acted and placed a ban on all hardwood exports — again the industry will look elsewhere for its timber , most prominently Sarawak and Sabah on which there is already great pressure . |
| 7 | to take over all public transport in the London area and placed a Bill before Parliament early in April , to enable this to happen . |
| 8 | ‘ Just a minute , ’ Laura , partially recovered , went to April and placed a hand on her mother . |
| 9 | Thiercelin drew a deep breath and placed a hand to his brow . |
| 10 | After a couple of minutes , one of them returned and placed a hand on Beattie 's shoulder and said that he was arresting him under Section 10 and Schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act . |
| 11 | She squeezed Elaine 's fingers , and placed a hand on Francis 's shoulder . |
| 12 | He came to her and placed a hand beneath her elbow . |
| 13 | To Busacher 's astonishment Madge Grimsilk rose to her feet and placed a hand on Willi 's shoulder . |
| 14 | He then took the pigeons south , and placed a drop of olive oil on the bills of half of them , and a drop of turpentine on the bills of the other half . |
| 15 | The Committee was impressed and placed a bulk order for 37 cars , comprising 11 more toastracks , 12 open-toppers and 14 double-deckers with railcoach features . |
| 16 | Then he closed the eyes of the boy with the broken neck , and placed a coat over him to keep him from the eyes of the students he would never get to know . |
| 17 | And with that she took two of Granny 's pennies from her pocket , put her fingers on Granny 's eyes to push her eyelids down and placed a penny over each eye . |
| 18 | They returned to the Grand Hotel , ascended together to Harvey 's room on the second floor , drew the curtains and placed a bedside lamp on the floor . |
| 19 | He 'd come round to Oscar 's side of the table and placed a glass of neat malt whisky in the executioner 's freshly wiped fingers . |
| 20 | It was a policy which reinforced traditional methods in the older sectors of industry and placed a premium on short-term production at the expense of innovative development . |
| 21 | The Scottish sports minister , Sir Hector Monro , said yesterday that the number of incidents gave cause for universal concern and placed a strain on mountain rescue services . |
| 22 | She had helped him out of his jacket , tie and shoes , reckoned he would n't come to any great harm if he slept in his damp shirt and trousers , and placed a duvet over him . |
| 23 | He put a chimpanzee in a cage and placed a piece of fruit outside the cage so that it was visible , but out of reach . |
| 24 | and placed a vase of unseasonable daffodils on the table . |