Example sentences of "[noun pl] and place [pron] on [art] " in BNC.
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1 | When I arrived on tie scene there appeared to be hundreds of people there , but a civilian — the works and bricks engineer seemed — to be the boss , and even the station commander was happily taking orders from him about filling sandbags and placing them on the Bund to strengthen it against the rising tide . |
2 | It would be possible to test a large sample of readers , who would read nine texts and place them on the network . |
3 | Make the invitations in the shape of a skull and crossbones and place them on the door instead of balloons . |
4 | The object is for players , taking it in turns , to remove one of the pieces and place it on the top without the whole structure collapsing . |
5 | They stood to the side as I entered then the woman showed me to a chair as the man brought two glasses and placed them on the table in front of me , then said very seriously , ‘ This is my wife . |
6 | Mobuto folded the glasses and placed them on the coffee table in the centre of the room . |
7 | I understand he 's ill. , Seating herself on one of the wooden chairs , she drew off her fine kid gloves and placed them on the table . |
8 | Then Garry carefully took one of the filled cartridges and placed it on the grass . |
9 | The train stopped , doors slammed , a man further up the line lifted out two suitcases and placed them on the ground . |
10 | After the monitor had gathered up the papers and placed them on the small , square , wooden table that acted as the sister 's desk , the class sat quiet , waiting anxiously for the verdict , a tick or a large cross , the while automatically mumbling Hail Marys . |
11 | I then brought two sample-books and placed them on the counter for their perusal . |