Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had to be willing , too , to wait for a place to become available . |
| 2 | It may be necessary to wait for a place or take a place somewhere else ( either permanently or temporarily ) . |
| 3 | To write about a place I did not know might seem to be breaking one of the most quoted warnings to the novice author : " Write about what you know " . |
| 4 | She was able to slip into a place in an adult society . |
| 5 | Perhaps the Gaskells behaved like outsiders but the community was there , ready and open to them ; all they had to do was to slip into the place that was offered . |
| 6 | It would be awful to work in a place where everyone was miserable . |
| 7 | I did n't want to work in a place where I could n't wear my fur coat . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I 'm going to wander round the place , see if there 's anything on . |
| 9 | And then you will tell him to come to a place that I will tell you of and at a time that I will tell you . |
| 10 | It was the custom for men to come to the place only by invitation . |
| 11 | The women grow fruit , vegetables and flowers , and raise flesh to sell in the place Mistral . |
| 12 | In consequence his temple was being abandoned to the ravages of Time , who for thousands of shamefaced years had been reluctant to go near the place . |
| 13 | No need to go near the place again for another couple of weeks . |
| 14 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 15 | He had been dreading having to look for a place for lunch . |
| 16 | Wolves , who are beginning to look for a place in the promotion play-offs , hit back in the second half after Scott Sellars had poached a fine first-half goal . |
| 17 | There is no choice but to analyse your own needs and be honest with yourself , weighing up one ‘ want ’ against another , before you actually set out to look for a place to live . |
| 18 | Lady Selvedge and Mrs Grandison arrived at Victoria Station on the day of the bazaar shortly after noon , and proceeded to look for a place where they might have lunch , or luncheon , as they called it . |
| 19 | Though urged by the school to apply for a place at Oxbridge , she chose instead to go to Sussex University , as bright young people often did in the 1970s , because the new universities were considered exciting and innovatory places to study at . |
| 20 | Phone ( 0865 ) 250150 to apply for a place . |
| 21 | To apply for a place , please complete the coupon below ( closing date 31 May ) . |
| 22 | Undeterred by the Challenge 's ‘ toughest ever ’ billing , she immediately decided to apply for a place . |
| 23 | The decision to apply for a place in a residential care home is very often a traumatic one , whether it is a planned or an emergency admission . |
| 24 | Those of you who are involved in deciding whether to apply for a place in further or higher education will already know a good deal about how to read prospectuses without believing everything they say : what they do not say is just as important . |
| 25 | In 1977 I enlisted the help of the Department at Nottingham to apply for a place at St Antony 's , an international studies college at Oxford . |
| 26 | But of course she told me that when they came there they were there to look after the place so that it was n't taken over , you know by anybody else , but she had a washing machine , the washing machine come in just after . |
| 27 | so , if I was to walk into the place that was selling these |
| 28 | If you 're going to sneak round the place whenever it suits you , I 'd rather be back in the hotel . |
| 29 | You can use a compass if you want to walk to a place which is marked on the map but which you ca n't see . |
| 30 | ‘ Rachel , it appears the new medical officer has arrived to look over the place . |