Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb pp] a place [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The president , the country 's ruler for 20 years and now in his fifth term of office , has already secured a place in Indonesian history as the father of the nation 's development . |
| 2 | Advertising has always had a place in the newspaper ; some of the earliest newspapers were essentially means for communicating notices of events , such as the arrival of ships . |
| 3 | Among those who received awards yesterday was Claire Metcalfe , 15 , of Thornaby , who has been practicing judo since she was five and has now won a place in the national team . |
| 4 | What started as ‘ just a bit of fun ’ has now earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 5 | Mime has never enjoyed a place on centre stage , it lives in the shadows of fringe theatre and the Big Top . |
| 6 | Amid further merriment it was carried in triumph down the second flight of stairs , through the kitchen and into the boudoir where Franca had already cleared a place for it . |
| 7 | Long before then , however , the rose had already found a place in the heart of man . |
| 8 | Neither Ari or Nathan had ever seen a place like it . |
| 9 | He had lost his job because of the incident , but had later found a place on a youth training scheme , magistrates were told . |
| 10 | I 've never known a place like it ! |
| 11 | Together to-day , taking disaster by the throat and turning it into victory , they have surely earned a place of honour that will be secure as long as men talk , or read or think of horses . |