Example sentences of "[verb] place [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remembering a scratch match played in 1879 , which had provided plenty of fun for both players and spectators , Bill Lister had an idea : ‘ Thinks I ta meself , if nobbut t' tradesmen cud be gotten together to play a match once a year , ah 'm sewer it wod goa , an' 'specially if it war ta tak' place at t' feast . ’ |
| 2 | I interviewed Place in a midget submarine in Portsmouth dockyard similar to the one in which he and two other men had travelled up the long fjord in northern Norway at the head of which Tirpitz lay , cut their way through the nets surrounding her and laid charges beneath her hull which , when they exploded an hour later and Place was a prisoner-of-war on board her , put the ship out of action for six months . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be difficult to imagine a less likely looking place for the continuation of the great trade route into Chinese Turkestan . |
| 4 | Hence it is the closed national state which afforded to capitalism its chance for development — and as long as the national state does not give place to a world empire capitalism also will endure . |
| 5 | The limestone scars seen on the left during the ascent here give place to a moorland shelf inclined at an easier gradient which , on investigation , is found to be perforated by a line of potholes . |
| 6 | There is great public concern about design and quality , especially when development takes place on a greenfield site . |
| 7 | The above four possibilities are listed below ( assuming the calculation takes place on a coupon payment date so that Al = 0 ) : |
| 8 | This takes place on a planet 's surface using solid 3D graphics . |
| 9 | A day or two later — whenever it suits the Government — the theoretical actual vote takes place on the Floor of the House and , if a Division is called , most hon. Members do not know what they are voting about . |
| 10 | Leonard 's reluctant leave-taking from Maria takes place on the airport apron . |
| 11 | Skiing takes place on the Kitzsteinhorn , a spectacular glacier towering over the surrounding countryside . |
| 12 | Most of the training for working in this fashion takes place on the job . |
| 13 | The annual ROBIN HOOD PAGEANT takes place on the CASTLE GREEN providing a rich array of medieval pageantry , music and entertainment as Robin and his men once more face the challenge of the evil Sheriff . |
| 14 | The annual seal hunt , which takes place on the pack ice off Greenland and in the Barents Sea , is justified by the Norwegians on the grounds that seals compete with the fishing fleet for fish . |
| 15 | In common with many buildings in Turkey , the outside activity takes place on the roof where both properties have bar/breakfast areas . |
| 16 | Divorce , for example , often takes place on the initiative of the wife . |
| 17 | The problem does not arise where the review takes place on the assumption of a hypothetical letting for the residue of the actual term . |
| 18 | Summer skiing : This takes place on the Hintertux glacier ; suitable for experienced skiers only , our representative can advise if you are interested . |
| 19 | The Gala Preview , which will be attended by HRH The Princess Royal , President of Save the Children , takes place on the evening before the public opening of the show when the exhibits are at their best . |
| 20 | The ‘ video conference ’ then takes place for a fee of between £80 and £120 for half an hour . |
| 21 | It shows that pre-modern power takes place via a set of unmediated exchanges between subjects , while modern power stems from a relationship between fields ( whose symbolic economy imparts to them their structure ) and the ‘ consumer ’ who is subject to this power . |
| 22 | They knew that the electromagnetic interaction takes place via the exchange of a photon ( figure 2 ) . |
| 23 | Trudgill writes : The reduction of variants that accompanies focusing , in the course of new-dialect formation , takes place via the process of koinéization . |
| 24 | It is very important that the flow into and out of the septic tank takes place below the level in the tank so that the scum on the surface is not disturbed . |
| 25 | Although some liaison takes place with the school 's link person , the DCSLs tend to perform these functions independently . |
| 26 | Rapid urbanization and industrialization takes place with the growth of a new , mobile labour force recruited from rural areas or from other , more rural , countries . |
| 27 | When remarriage of the parent-with-custody takes place , the adjustment of the child to parental relationships will greatly affect that which takes place with the step-parent . |
| 28 | The reason for this is that sperm production takes place at a temperature a couple of degrees lower than body temperature , so the process has to take place outside the body to function properly . |
| 29 | If the relocation takes place at a time when it is important for a child to complete a course of education , e.g. GCE examinations , the company will pay reasonable board and lodging costs for the child up to a maximum of £200 per month for the remainder of that school term or until all examinations are complete within that academic year . |
| 30 | In the context of inflationary scenarios this formation takes place at a time ( refs 14 , 15 ) . |