Example sentences of "[verb] place [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In others , however , fee-payers ( who may or may not have been among ‘ the gifted and the intellectual ’ ) existed alongside those who had won places in the eleven-plus competition . |
| 2 | The travel agents have even had to return cheques and cash that have been sent in as deposits to secure places on the proposed flights . |
| 3 | Approximately 30,000 pupils , 6% of pupils in independent schools in England , hold places under the Assisted Places Scheme , which provides assistance with tuition fees and certain other expenses . |
| 4 | Their targets were frequently public houses used as gathering places by the Provisional IRA and the chance of killing co-religionists was small . |
| 5 | Eating places in the 14 page brochure include the Bishop 's House , Sardi 's , Eastern Bamboo , Victor 's and Capri restaurants as well as the Talk of the Town Social Club and Pizza Hut . |
| 6 | ‘ Race suicide is possible ’ , exclaimed an anonymous commentator on ‘ Sport and Decadence ’ in 1909 , while another author writing under the cloak of anonymity warned in 1912 of ‘ a canker at the heart of the people which will surely destroy it ’ , believing that ‘ the first stage of decay has already been reached when the stolid , God-fearing puritan of two-and-a-half centuries ago has given place to the shallow , hysterical cockney of today ’ . |
| 7 | Apart from the team and individuals at stake , athletes will be attempting to win places in the national side which to contest the European Championships , at Millfield School , Somerset , next Easter . |
| 8 | Continued financial pressure on the NHS has led many authorities to reduce their long stay provision or to buy places within the private sector , which are often cheaper than their own beds . |
| 9 | The Klasies River Mouth site is made to sound almost idyllic by Ronald Singer and John Wymer , who excavated there during two seasons from 1966 to 1968 : ‘ while the sea was close , the attractions of the site were numerous : an almost unlimited supply of shellfish ; large and small mammals available for hunting in the immediate hinter land and at watering places along the adjacent river ; abundant fresh water ; seals , dolphins and fishes from the sea ; marine birds to be caught easily on the beach ; natural caves and rock shelters for protection ; and an unlimited supply of good quality siliceous quartzite for making tools and weapons . |
| 10 | Another famous event is the Car Rally ( Rally Vinho da Madeira ) which takes place on the first weekend in August . |
| 11 | With the rise-fall tone we find a similar situation : if the tonic syllable is followed by a single syllable in the tail , the ‘ rise ’ part of the tone takes place on the first ( tonic ) syllable and the ‘ fall ’ part is on the second . |
| 12 | The fair gradually declined during the 1930 's and ceased just before the Second World War ; but it has continued to be proclaimed each St Swithin 's Day , except when this falls on a Sunday and then the custom usually takes place on the following day . |
| 13 | It takes place on the Caribbean island of Silver-store , where pirates murder many of the English colony and a detachment of Marines left to guard them ; the rest are taken prisoner but contrive to escape . |
| 14 | The well-dressing was started in Dore in 1959 as an added attraction for the scout gala , which takes place on the second Saturday in July , so an obvious choice for the design was ‘ A Boy Scout ’ , representing fifty years of scouting in the district . |
| 15 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship . |
| 16 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , using options 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship and further endorsements are required . |
| 17 | Under a residual value system , prevention typically takes place at the tertiary level : work with children and families in imminent danger of separation , often through court proceedings . |
| 18 | Reading or writing ( using BGET# , BPUT# , INPUT# or PRINT# ) takes place at the current position of the pointer . |
| 19 | Reading or writing , using INPUT# and PRINT# , ( and BGET# and BPUT# — explained later ) , takes place at the current position of the pointer . |
| 20 | It will be assumed for present purposes that society 's wealth is maximised when production takes place at the lowest possible cost , thus avoiding the waste of scarce resources ( the goal of ‘ productive efficiency ’ is satisfied ) , and goods and services are produced in the quantities and are of the quality demanded by consumers ( the goal of ‘ allocative efficiency ’ is satisfied ) . |
| 21 | It is recognised that signs , leaflets and labels have their place , but that the most effective communication takes place at the personal level . |
| 22 | This year 's International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show takes place at the Seventh Regiment Armory from 24 to 29 October . |
| 23 | This year 's FIAC ( Foire internationale de l'art contemporain ) takes place at the Grand Palais from 24 October to 1 November . |
| 24 | In the limit when R = 0 , α is zero and undamped continuous oscillation takes place at the resonant pulsatance . |
| 25 | This little ceremony takes place at the first ‘ at homes ’ after the election , when the civic party meet the public at the Mansion House . |
| 26 | Steps one and two takes place at the first appointment and steps three and four at the second . |
| 27 | THE annual Quality Circle Leaders ' Conference takes place at the New Victoria Theatre , Newcastle-under-Lyme , on 21 July . |
| 28 | This ceremony takes place at the same time as the annual celebration for the freedom of the city by 38 Regiment of the Royal Engineers . |
| 29 | Obviously , when capital is financed from revenue , the accounting takes place at the same time as the financing . |
| 30 | The second practice run takes place at the same time on Thursday . |