Example sentences of "placed [pers pn] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The single-deckers became known appropriately as railcoaches , a name which placed them firmly to the forefront of modern transport . |
| 2 | He placed them firmly on the man 's chest and pressed the buttons . |
| 3 | One by one , Polly gathered up the children and placed them carefully on the privet bird 's back . |
| 4 | He placed them carefully on the table in the centre of the room . |
| 5 | Then she bent , casually , unhurriedly , and removed her boots , placed them carefully by the door and straightened up . |
| 6 | For Christians , it is a grave mistake to confuse God with our inner desires , even if God placed them there in the first place . |
| 7 | John took the empty cups down below and placed them quietly in the small sink . |
| 8 | In the decade since Mr McGuinness professed to have turned his back on the IRA and to have become a Sinn Fein politician , more than 40 witnesses and statements placed him firmly at the scene of violent incidents — and at the heart of the IRA 's decision-making process . |
| 9 | He placed her gently on the floor and turned to Maura . |
| 10 | Leaning across the girl he placed it firmly against the pimp 's right temple . |
| 11 | With both hands she pulled her right foot out from under her left thigh and placed it flat on the green carpet as a dancer will consciously reorganize his body . |
| 12 | Alone at his desk in the library , Henry Agnew put down his pen , blotted the page and placed it neatly atop the growing stack of paper at his side . |
| 13 | ‘ I like it here , ’ said Dot , stretching out along her bed while Gloria took off her hat and placed it carefully on the luggage rack . |
| 14 | He placed it carefully on the window ledge behind the curtain . |
| 15 | Willie did so and placed it carefully on the table . |
| 16 | We lifted the lid and placed it gently on the floor . |