Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] places in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though the World Cup will swamp the domestic competition , the Shield will still continue to provide some of the most riveting cricket of the summer as these four highly-competitive sides battle for the two places in the five-day final . |
| 2 | But it was left to Oxford Hawks in the gold shirts and Gloucester City in the red to battle it out for the minor places in a Central South derby . |
| 3 | The Home Office confirmed on Thursday that there was a waiting list for the 39 places in mother and baby units . |
| 4 | Or perhaps he felt he had no choice , perhaps he did n't know about the other places in the city which he could have gone to ; anyway he became a real regular , and soon he was there most nights , in fact every night , six nights a week , The Bar being open every day of the week except Monday , usually from the afternoon and always until three a.m. ( at least officially ) . |
| 5 | A high score in a series of heats had to be accumulated to guarantee a good semi-final position , and qualify for one of the six places in the final . |
| 6 | In a number of ways they are an elite group who have reached the pinnacle of academic achievement by securing one of the scarce places in one of the 1,054 institutions of higher education . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a marvellous life , and Balmoral is one of the best places in the world . ’ |
| 8 | It has made this country one of the best places in which to live , work and bring up our children . |
| 9 | The 13th edition of Just a Bite guide lists 900 of the best places in which to eat without breaking the bank . |
| 10 | I 'm quite partial to large quantities of the black stuff and Mc Swiggans is one of the better places in the country to get it , ( Guinness that is ) |
| 11 | In 1983 , young women took up 53 per cent of the non-advanced places in further education , although only 38 per cent of the advanced further-education places . |
| 12 | It is one of the remotest places in the British Isles … for forty years it has been the victim of a real topographical tragedy … a manufacturing town of 50,000 people where a rural centre of 20,000 would have been sufficient . |
| 13 | Corfu , with its long sandy beaches , clear blue water and verdant mountain backdrop was one of the first places in Greece to be ‘ discovered ’ . |
| 14 | 45 per cent of the new places in alternatives to traditional residential services ; |
| 15 | He also , through his sister , had the ‘ in ’ to some of the posher places in town , way ahead of Nicholson 's current social station , which was still restricted to the cheap red-wine class . |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia , devoted to the twin concepts of Islamic and Arab solidarity , was for many years active in promoting both , aided by the twofold prestige of guardianship of the Holy Places in the Hedjaz and the country 's immense petroleum and financial reserves . |
| 17 | Yet , as if some kind of mathematical progression took hold of him , Johnson 's accounts of the several places in which he found himself , get longer , with Raasay the longest so far . |
| 18 | ‘ He told me your club was one of the main places in the operation . ’ |
| 19 | I met him at his son 's flat in north London — a somewhat incongruous setting for a man who 's spent so much of his time in some of the wildest places in the world . |
| 20 | In Thwaite Lane , at Hunslet , is the Thwaite Putty Mill , one of the last places in England to keep waterwheels in regular use . |
| 21 | Some of the loveliest places in East Lindsey are best enjoyed on foot . |
| 22 | Thailand prides itself on being one of the easiest places in Asia to do business in . |
| 23 | Rabbits used to play on it , one of the few places in Europe where rabbits were in no danger of being shot . |
| 24 | Learning of this affront to the Christmas Spirit from the Washington Post , the First Lady rallied her forces , put some bills into her handbag , summoned the Secret Service and sallied forth to Mazza Galleries , one of the few places in town which still allows the Sally Army to function . |
| 25 | Entering the monastery , the ticket office is on the left and is one of the few places in Prague where good guide books can be bought . |
| 26 | The West is one of the few places in the world where women still have to change their names upon getting married . |
| 27 | The sea is full of figures and this is one of the few places in Cornwall capable of still being surfed in such winds . |
| 28 | It 's one of the few places in Britain where you can catch sight of the endangered sand lizard or smooth snake . |
| 29 | It is very well served for public transport and is one of the few places in this book where a private car is not essential . |
| 30 | Dinner is available all nights ( this is one of the few places in this guide where no prior notice is necessary ) . |