Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [prep] the place " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dessert cutlery is set above the place mat ; butter knife is on the side plate . |
| 2 | No mention was made of the place of other Tanzanian news within this Ministerial pecking order . |
| 3 | There was an ache in my middle as if a rock was lodged in the place where all my habits had been — my going-to-bed routine of always brushing my teeth last thing of all so that my mouth felt glowing fresh before I curled up under my duvet and drifted off into sleep . |
| 4 | In both examples the alveolar is assimilated to the place of articulation of the following segment . |
| 5 | ‘ And they all said , Hereinafter and for evermore let this place be known as the place where the milk was spilt , ’ said Betty dreamily . |
| 6 | At boys ' initiation ceremonies , a Mukula log is put near the place where they are circumcised . |
| 7 | Romance and mystery were added to the place when Meade Falkner wrote Moonfleet , the classic children 's adventure story which was loosely based on this family and hamlet , though set nearer to the sea . |
| 8 | The cult was detached from the place of its own original environment , and thus opened European routes to sacred travel , sacred commerce , and , eventually , sacred theft . |
| 9 | A gang or tribe of pre-fire apepeople were huddled about the place : there was Spunk , sharpening his spear . |