Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] place on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also retained his place on the council of the king . |
| 2 | The injury-prone versatile Northampton player lasted just 39 minutes before dislocating his shoulder and booking his place on the plane home . |
| 3 | His top priority this season will be to regain his place on the Ulster senior squad , and banish last year 's unhappy memories . |
| 4 | Perhaps it was because I found it hard to define his place on the island . |
| 5 | Serota , whose husband Nicholas is director of the Tate Gallery in London , is determined that Rambert should regain its place on the number one theatre touring circuit in Britain — but the Edinburgh Festival Theatre holds special attractions because of the size of its stage . |
| 6 | To rub sea salt into the wound , Mr Lamont was told his place on the Cabinet 's overseas policy committee could be taken by his Number FIVE at the Treasury . |
| 7 | Now Earle Kirton , the former Otago and All Black fly-half who regained his place on the All Black selection panel late last year , has bee picked as Mains ' assistant coach for the coming season . |
| 8 | She greets Crilly coolly and takes her place on the floor beside Perry . |
| 9 | ‘ Pancho ’ will be every bit as tough when he takes his place on the bench beside player-manager Frank Stapleton — even if it means shouting ‘ come in number nine ’ to the boss . |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell takes his place on the grid in Adelaide for the last Grand Prix of the season ; the last race of his championship winning year . |
| 11 | What we 've done in the Banbury test centre , everyone who gets the coveted pink slip will get a letter inviting them to ring us er on a telephone number where they can book their place on the driving course . |
| 12 | Then they will take their place on the ship at Tilbury among the food , plants and livestock cargo . |
| 13 | ERIC PETERS inspired Cambridge to a remarkable Twickenham triumph with a display that could book his place on the England squad plane to Lanzarote on December 31 . |
| 14 | Dein lost his place on the League management committee because it was felt that the interests of the so-called ‘ Big Five ’ clubs , including Arsenal , had been pushed too hard . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | When the Penge route closed on 6 December 1933 , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E were transferred to Penge depôt and took their place on the Crystal Palace route augmented service . |
| 17 | Huge tents , open-fronted , had been put up and the Empress came in state with all her ladies , veiled to the eyes , and took her place on the throne . |
| 18 | Luckily , one of the participants had to withdraw at the last moment and taking her place on the team , I went off in search of sponsors . |
| 19 | His failure can not have pleased the training officer , who was paid a bonus for every dealer who kept his place on the dealing floor . |
| 20 | With that , he took the letters-patent from his mother , rose to his feet , gave her the kiss of fealty , and took his place on the throne to her right . |
| 21 | The prize pupil , however , turned out to have another side to his character , and others took his place on the platform on prize day . |
| 22 | Fox 's woes were compounded by the emergence of Dale Gordon , who took his place on the wing and kept it until leaving for Rangers in November 1991 . |
| 23 | Just 22 months after walking out on the Merseyside club , the 41-year-old Scot received a warm reception from the Kop as he took his place on the Blackburn Rovers bench . |
| 24 | Bartocci took his place on the other side of the desk . |
| 25 | I caught Ewen Mackay 's swift glance as he resumed his place on the other side of the fireplace . |
| 26 | If the study of genetic aspects of colorectal cancer continues at its present pace , molecular biology may soon outgrow its immediate role as a research tool and take its place on the clinical stage . |
| 27 | The brands involved in sponsoring grand prix ( Marlboro , Camel , Gitanes , Lucky Strike , and Rothmans ) each have minute brand shares in Australia , but , unlike France , which has recently lost its place on the grand prix circuit because of its refusal to allow tobacco advertising , Australia will continue to ‘ export ’ these images around the world in race telecasts . ) |
| 28 | This can be avoided in the second model : Here pupils would begin at an agreed level and be guided through tasks with demands at each step increasing so that every child can positively achieve , i.e. reach their place on the ladder while the most able can continue to show their abilities beyond a fixed range . |
| 29 | Naturally , Hannah had to take her place on the Baldersdale treadmill , working to the orders of her uncle in the fields ( her father died when she was an infant ) and assisting her mother in the kitchen and wash house . |
| 30 | Aloud he said he would stay for another night and take her place on the constituency slate . |