Example sentences of "[pron] place [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hassan , who was usually with him in Abu Dhabi as well as England , manoeuvred into the rear seat of the Mercedes and I took my place beside the young son who had long since graduated into a licensed driver . |
| 2 | My persistence paid off when the RCA relented and grudgingly allowed me to take my place on a joint MA course in the departments of Environmental Media and Design Education . |
| 3 | I do not elaborate but take my place on a towel with the others . |
| 4 | From my place on the gallery I could keep a watch on Claire 's door and on what was happening in the hall below . |
| 5 | Taking my place on the touchline , I noticed as we kicked off the reassuring sight of Ken Mentle in the grandstand giving me the thumbs up before disappearing through his tip-up seat . |
| 6 | I 'm really only looking for my place on the bandwagon . ’ |
| 7 | One of my friends was at Sherborne and speaks very posh — I took him back to my place for a drink one day and my dad was going , ‘ Dennis , listen to Tim , listen — go on , talk , say something ’ and my friend says , ‘ Well I do n't know what to say really , Mr Waterman , ’ and my dad says to me , ‘ Why do n't you talk like that , you could make a fortune . ’ |
| 8 | If not , come back to my place for a drink . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's why I 'm keeping her at my place for the moment . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We should emphasise that we do have opinions on what is happening , but in my place as an official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs I can not go into comments without having all-inclusive information and orders in that regard . ’ |
| 11 | I took my place at the top of a walkway between the orchestra , the curtains opened and a lush sigh from the string section led the intro of ‘ Memories ’ . |
| 12 | Sarah resented me , even my place at the head of the table , and gave orders to the servants over my head . |
| 13 | I went upstairs , had a wash then took my place at the dining table . |
| 14 | After lunch I recrossed the road to the newsagents , and took my place at the wailing wall of the pornography section . |
| 15 | Perhaps we may even persuade him to take my place at the chess-board . ’ |
| 16 | That spear tackle cost me my place with the New Zealand team against Great Britain this summer . |
| 17 | my place within the people of God ( in the local church , house group etc . ) . |
| 18 | But I still have twinges of uncertainty about my place within the wider Black women 's struggle . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been fortunate enough to work with the likes of Joe Mercer and Jack Charlton and I know my place in a football club . |
| 20 | Still a device was invented to cover up the disappearance of an old landmark ; and at the accession of Her present gracious Majesty , she was unlawfully proclaimed by a new title ‘ Head of the Commonwealth ’ , subsequently legalised by the Royal Titles Act 1953 , against which I am proud to recall that I protested in my place in the House of Commons . |
| 21 | This was all happening while I was walking through the bus station and taking my place in the queue ; and when I gained my seat I began looking in my bag for a piece of paper and a biro , and then , on the inside of a chocolate-bar wrapping I wrote what I must memorize and recite if I were to get the message over to the doctor — I , who even made heavy weather of describing a sore throat ; I , who after a period in the waiting-room could dry up so as to be virtually dumb . |
| 22 | As the last of the boys arrived I thought that maybe I could just make my way to the back of the queue , or sprint back to the changing room on one pretext or another and conveniently lose my place in the line . |
| 23 | From my place in the queue I watched through a chink between two lockers the ladder party assembling by the window . |
| 24 | He warned MacLachlan , who recorded : ‘ Just as I took my place in the circle I saw four more Messerschmitts coming down out of the sun . |
| 25 | I want to play in the first competition match and then make sure of my place in the NSW team . |
| 26 | I 'm ready to be productive and take my place in the techno world ! ’ |
| 27 | When Caroline was home on holiday from her boarding school , my eyes used to light up when from my place in the choirstalls I saw her arrive at church . |
| 28 | ‘ Sorry , I must have lost my place in the script . |
| 29 | I lost my part yesterday and my place in the company . |
| 30 | Will you take my place in the family , my dear ? |