Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] placing [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the severing of the head and placing it in the font which is so brutal , is n't it ? |
| 2 | Picking up rubbish and placing it in the bin is one small step in an ever-growing waste crisis . |
| 3 | ‘ There , ’ she said , taking a jar from the sideboard and placing it on the table . |
| 4 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued a decree , reported on May 21 , transferring the troops of the Baltic border district to Russian Federation jurisdiction and placing them under the command of the C.-in-C. of Border Troops , financed from the Russian budget . |
| 5 | He wrapped me in a warm coat and placing me in the car took me several miles over the moor . |
| 6 | Georgina Naylor of the National Heritage Memorial Fund explained that securing the house under the charity was a cheaper solution than placing it with the National Trust and also allowed a greater individuality . |
| 7 | I helped this along by taking some Flocor from an established filter and placing it in the vat filter . |
| 8 | ‘ Well ’ Peggy drained her glass before walking to the table and placing it in the tray , and her back to her mother , she , said , ‘ When one is an executive one must act like an executive , must n't one ? ’ |