Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a closed-string staircase , fillets between spindles may be missing , in which case replace them as necessary , nailing them in place . |
| 2 | Addressing questions to a class of primary school children in a rural school at the time of the Passover , I asked them about places in the Bible where there were sheep . |
| 3 | Then you strip it of its bark and , while the wood is still green and supple , you bend back the thin limbs and bind them in place with string , When you 've done that you have to leave it on a drying rack above the fire for … oh , I suppose about three months . |
| 4 | I wrapped one strip around the twisted knee , then a second over the calf muscles below , keeping them in place with the elastic bands . |
| 5 | The old lady would have been a lissome girl , like the girls now coming through the main entrance of the boma , carrying large plastic containers of water on their heads , keeping them in place by a casual touch of the hand . |
| 6 | Prisoners may be left locked in their cells for longer , because there is not the staff to supervise out-of-cell activities or to escort them from place to place . |
| 7 | The four row knit/knit section seals the ridges and holds them in place . |
| 8 | Glue them into place also , and so on . |
| 9 | Mould these pieces and glue them in place . |
| 10 | We ai n't got Maureen today so we 'll have to find somebody in place of her . |
| 11 | His strong thighs tightened on her , keeping her in place , forcing her to accept his male domination . |
| 12 | When nest building , he will return to his nest with bits of weed to cement it into place , even when the diver is only a few inches away . |
| 13 | Michael and Edward placed one of the flat pieces of steel at one end and Tom and Mr Fletcher fixed it into place . |
| 14 | A hole should be drilled through the outside of the plastic wheel and into the metal casting , then cut a length of wire is to the correct length and glue it into place . |
| 15 | ’ In the case of motor vehicles those purposes include , not merely the purpose of driving it from place to place but of doing so with the appropriate degree of comfort , ease of handling and pride in the vehicle 's outward and interior appearance . |
| 16 | Fit it in place of an existing thinner jacket , and over any shrunk-on rigid foam insulation your cylinder may have . |
| 17 | Inner : the inner is symmetrical — so it does n't matter which way you hook it in place . |
| 18 | An old wallpaper seam roller is ideal for pressing it in place |
| 19 | Two or more warp strands are tied together to form a knot which presses against the final weft strand and holds it in place . |
| 20 | The water holds it in place within the pool while it is secured at the top by rocks , paving slabs or turves . |
| 21 | He says why spend millions pushing them from place to place ? |
| 22 | We lifted them into place , one of them nestling in precisely to the mark on the wall , left by the previous incumbent . |
| 23 | She had worked strips of gold braid into the weave , and now she secured them in place . |
| 24 | Once you have decided your policy and put it in place , keep an eye on how well it 's working . |
| 25 | Building firm G Rhodes and Son , who put it in place , said the problem could have resulted from the shed 's location below a bank which could have caused winds to form a vacuum behind it , pulling the roof off . |
| 26 | So we are going to give it a lot of coverage , and obviously put it in places like the information centre . |
| 27 | Apply a sterile eyepad and hold it in place with micropore tape . |
| 28 | Hold it in place with a rubber band . |
| 29 | Hold it in place with a longer spirit level ( if you have one ) to check it for horizontal . |
| 30 | Pin turning , then hold it in place with a large herringbone stitch or serging , ( page 33 ) stopping approximately 25cm ( 10in ) from the bottom edge in order to complete mitred corners . |