Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] the place " in BNC.
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| 1 | " They are good women " , Martha said , " but I 'm not going to set foot in the place while that 's going on . |
| 2 | Surely no one would be so wicked as to set fire to the place ? ’ |
| 3 | He remembered some story about a primitive farmer who discovered roast pork when his house and his pig barn burned down and then imagined that he had to set fire to the place again every time he fancied a bit of crackling . |
| 4 | ‘ So it 's nice to have reminders of the places we enjoyed going to . ’ |
| 5 | Secretaries of State consider that the diversity of practice that has emerged in recent years , as shown particularly by HM Inspectors ' surveys of Primary and Secondary Schools , makes it timely to prepare guidance on the place of certain key elements in the curriculum . |
| 6 | The Crowther committee was set up to consider the education of boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 , and it was specifically asked to make recommendations about the place therein of exams below GCE level . |