Example sentences of "by place it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sit on a stool and massage one foot at a time by placing it on your thigh , knee bent up at a right angle . |
| 2 | Then , by placing it on the board again , you can lie down and paddle home . |
| 3 | The rouble became progressively stronger and in 1897 foreign confidence was ensured by placing it on the gold standard . |
| 4 | Where the negligent misrepresentation induces a contract between the parties , it may be more advantageous to proceed under s2(1) of the 1967 Act , not least because it reverses the onus of proof by placing it upon the seller ( see Howard Marine and Dredging Co Ltd v A Ogden and Sons ( Excavations ) Ltd [ 1978 ] QB 574 ) . |
| 5 | Predicating an element foregrounds it by placing it in theme position . |
| 6 | The laird , Macleod , asked Johnson therefore to define ‘ the particular excellence of Burke 's eloquence ’ , and Johnson 's reply summarises not only Burke , but all men of such gifts , and it hymns education and the acquisition of learning : ‘ Copiousness , and fertility of allusion ; a power of diversifying his matter , by placing it in various relations . |
| 7 | However , Aglen 's appointment as inspector-general coincided with the anti-Manchu revolution of 1911–12 which resulted in the breakdown of the administrative arrangements of the Chinese , and faced by these unprecedented difficulties , Aglen made arrangements for the safety and integrity of customs revenue by placing it in foreign banks in his own name . |
| 8 | Example The topic " Islamic elements in Byron 's poetry " could be given greater interest and significance by placing it in a more general discussion of " foreignness " in British Romantic texts . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | An investor can wait for a transaction to match their order by placing it within the limit order system . |