Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the place " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such ideas , which derive from views about the place of humanity in nature that long pre-date Darwin and the birth of modern biology , very much misunderstand evolutionary theory . |
| 2 | A career that spanned seven years at Oldham and four years with Hibs can now be seen only as preparation for the place where , and the time when , Goram would reach a higher plane of achievement . |
| 3 | He was stiff with disapproval at the notion of her carrying buckets of steaming hen mash about the place like any farmer 's daughter in the first place and any chance to cram her back into what he considered her proper place as a lady , he would take . |
| 4 | Bissett had only to see the wire of the Citadel 's perimeter , to see the smoke from the Citadel 's chimneys , to feel a loathing for the place . |
| 5 | His mouth twisted into a grim line as he admitted , ‘ You 've been a marvel about the place , and I appreciate it . |
| 6 | They wrote out a cheque for the place there and then and became the owners of their own pub . |
| 7 | ‘ There have been so many plans for the place and everything seems to fall through , ’ he said . |
| 8 | A person domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom may , in another part of the United Kingdom , be sued : ( 1 ) in matters relating to a contract , in the courts for the place of performance of the obligation in question ; … ( 3 ) in matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict , in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or in the case of a threatened wrong is likely to occur ; … ( 8 ) in proceedings — ( a ) concerning a debt secured on immovable property ; or ( b ) which are brought to assert , declare or determine proprietary or possessory rights , or rights of security , in or over movable property , or to obtain authority to dispose of movable property , in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which the property is situated . |
| 9 | A person domiciled in a part of the United Kingdom may , in another part of the United Kingdom , be sued : ( 1 ) in matters relating to a contract , in the courts for the place of performance of the obligation in question ; … ( 3 ) in matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict , in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or in the case of a threatened wrong is likely to occur ; … ( 8 ) in proceedings — ( a ) concerning a debt secured on immovable property ; or ( b ) which are brought to assert , declare or determine proprietary or possessory rights , or rights of security , in or over movable property , or to obtain authority to dispose of movable property , in the courts of the part of the United Kingdom in which the property is situated . |
| 10 | A person domiciled in part of the United Kingdom may , in another part of the United Kingdom , also be sued : ( 1 ) where he is one of a number of defendants , in the courts for the place where any of them is domiciled ; … |
| 11 | In that context , the designation by article 5(1) of the Convention of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation in question expresses the concern that , because of the close links created by a contract between the parties thereto , it should be possible for all the difficulties which may arise on the occasion of the performance of a contractual obligation to be brought before the same court : that for the place of performance of the obligation . |
| 12 | For various reasons , therefore , he moved to Jamaica and , although he returned to Barbados many times , it was never with any great enthusiasm for the place . |
| 13 | Tamar 's enthusiasm for the place momentarily brightened up her face . |
| 14 | There have been discussions , both at education committee and at county council which relate to the district auditor 's concerns , er , county council want a full discussion of course about the place of small schools in the county , being a predominantly rural area . |
| 15 | It was funny in my day , when I first started there you used to get , mix up some size and er in a pot , in a proper pot and take it down into the mess room and put it on the stove , coal stove , heat it up and you let it boil over there was a terrific smell about the place you can imagine , the size but that 's what we used to do in those days . |
| 16 | ‘ I may not like London over much but I do know a bit about the place and one thing I know is that it 's big , bloody big . |
| 17 | All tidy and comfortable , though she would have preferred to see a little color about the place . |
| 18 | They are given the opportunity to involve the local chief officer of police in their curriculum planning and they must make an explicit decision about the place of sex education in the curriculum . |
| 19 | She sensed that , even in contesting her decision to make use of the Lodge , her father had found it impossible to speak his full revulsion for the place . |
| 20 | Falati had been employed as a housekeeper at the Mandela 's old home in Soweto , the house which featured in the trial as the place to which the youths were taken . |
| 21 | His card message system gave him the freedom to go out alone and hail a taxi , showing the driver the appropriate card for the place he wanted to visit . |
| 22 | Nancy Mitford worked here , Evelyn Waugh was once a regular — and there is a slight air of snobbery about the place . |
| 23 | While I believe that this work has promoted a great deal of useful thinking about the place and function of writing in the curriculum , I am not alone in doubting the validity of the model . |
| 24 | Those who visit the church in late spring and early summer will be entranced by the swifts who have set up home in the upper reaches of the building and wheel about the place , filling the area with their raucous but comforting squealing . |
| 25 | There was a dull uniformity about the place . |
| 26 | But my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science and I were aware of some uncertainty about the place of adults within the new policy framework and the arrangements that would apply to them . |
| 27 | In such circumstances if the turnover of the reception centres is not apportioned in some way , the tenant will in effect pay double rent for the place at which the cleaning is carried out . |
| 28 | ‘ Despite your obvious fondness for the place , you 're none the less nothing more than a temporary caretaker . |
| 29 | The midday sun glinted against the bronze bas-reliefs of famous battle scenes on Napoleon 's column as Chantal steered the Harley-Davidson through the place de l'Opéra and turned down the busy rue de la Paix . |
| 30 | He and Mother must have thought a great deal of the place to go to that expense at a time when money was so short . |