Example sentences of "place [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she had placed them on the mantel with the vase and the dragon plates , and Gerry had promised her two more , next time he docked in Cape Town . |
| 2 | At first the health authorities will have to place their contracts where they have placed them in the past . |
| 3 | Discrimination against people on the grounds of ‘ non-normal ’ bodies or intellectual capacity places them outside the mainstream of social life . |
| 4 | The man takes my hands in his and places them within the box and around the point of life . |
| 5 | To ‘ freeze-dry ’ his wigs , David simply applies gel to the wigs and places them in the freezer for 30 minutes ! |
| 6 | Then , with the right side of the garment facing the machine , pick up the stitches around the neck and place them on the machine . |
| 7 | If you just place them on the back seat of your car , or they are removed from an arrangement and not packed up in any special way , some of the petals will almost definitely become bruised , which will cause brown lines , patches and spots once the flowers have been pressed . |
| 8 | Make the invitations in the shape of a skull and crossbones and place them on the door instead of balloons . |
| 9 | They erm , what they do they drive these big Tugmasters now with these lorries so that they plant all these erm forty foot trailers with er with er erm with a container on and place them on the ship . |
| 10 | It would be possible to test a large sample of readers , who would read nine texts and place them on the network . |
| 11 | It is essential that we should do all that we can to take as many schools as possible out of local education authority control and place them under the control of governors and parents . |
| 12 | When pinning use needles , which are finer , and place them across the seam . |
| 13 | Once extradition has been granted , then officers will bring the two men back to this country and place them before the courts here . |
| 14 | Place them in the corners . |
| 15 | They have , therefore , fewer cultural resources with which to resist the forces that place them in the underclass . |
| 16 | They had crossed the market , the shopping centre , passed the churches , chapels , religious meeting rooms , fighting to outdo each other and against the countless bars ; even hoping through the wave of religious revival , and the example set by the Queen herself , that they would eventually withdraw sinners from the flames of hell-fire and place them in the arms of the Lord . |
| 17 | If this is not practical , you could try cooking a chicken to eat cold over several days ; but once it is cooked , divide it up into the meal portions you require , and place them in the freezer or refrigerator as appropriate . |
| 18 | You attach your receipt to the cash voucher and place them in the cash box . |
| 19 | Brush one edge of the strips with a dampened brush and carefully place them against the cake so that they are supported by the cocktail sticks . |
| 20 | Keep them in this position and place them against the hands of your partner so that you are in physical contact ( See Fig. 1 ) . |
| 21 | Then saddle ye my horse Bavieca , and arm him well ; and ye shall apparel my body full seemlily , and place me upon the horse , and fasten and tie me thereon so that it can not fall : and fasten my sword Tizona in my hand . |
| 22 | As Christian communicators in Asia we place ourselves at the service of those challenges , well aware that we need to conscientise people as much as we need to be conscientised . |
| 23 | I was particularly taken by Patricia Routledge , unmistakeable even looking through a letter box , and by Lionel Jeffries for his affecting rendition of : The troops are ready to mutiny , The colonel is missing or dead , When up steps a bold , young lieutenant And places himself at the head . |
| 24 | The male places himself behind the female and pecks at her cloaca . |
| 25 | ‘ And always they place you in the forefront . |
| 26 | Once again , start with the largest flowers and place one at the top and one at the bottom of the design , and then two staggered in the middle . |
| 27 | Take two potatoes of the same variety and place one in the fridge on a high setting and the other in the vegetable rack for three days . |
| 28 | ‘ Small businesses are operated by individuals who place everything on the line that is their money , their skills , their enthusiasm and , in many cases , the matrimonial home . ’ |
| 29 | This places one in the domain of knowledge or facts and the perceiving necessarily precedes the logical conclusion to which it gives rise . |
| 30 | Place him on the bed . ’ |