Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] place [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first high-level contact since January 1985 took place between the USA and Nicaragua in September 1989 when the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State , Janet Mullins , met Ortega . |
| 2 | This took place with the arrival of replacement staff ( setting John free to lead the work ) , the purchase of accommodation and then the formation of the team in the autumn of 1988 . |
| 3 | Most of this took place within the precincts of the Mother of Parliaments . |
| 4 | This took place in the US in May 1975 and on the UK Stock Exchange in October 1986 . |
| 5 | All this took place in the space of ten months — Edward was nothing if not energetic at this period . |
| 6 | All of this took place against the background of the British economy 's long-term decline . |
| 7 | A meeting at ministerial level between the European Communities ( EC ) and the Group of Rio countries in Luxembourg on April 26 took place in the framework of an accord on inter-regional co-operation signed in Rome on Dec. 20 , 1990 [ see p. 37915 ] . |
| 8 | All of these took place on the eve of or during the decades of greatest activity in antislavery . |
| 9 | At common law , a distinction was drawn between processions and static meetings and assemblies , more particularly where these took place on the highway . |
| 10 | The first took place in the midst of the July 1981 riots , and had as its theme : ‘ Civil Disturbances ’ . |
| 11 | The first moves towards redefining the-role of traffic in residential areas unquestionable took place in the Netherlands in the 1970 's and in particular in the city of Delft . |
| 12 | ‘ Leeds fans here , Leeds fans there , Leeds fans everyf***ing where ’ — a removal or two took place in the Arse pen nearest the Leeds bit . |
| 13 | The first visit by a French foreign minister since independence in 1954 took place with the arrival of Roland Dumas on Nov. 26 . |
| 14 | The first notable instance of urban unrest during the 1980s took place in the St Paul 's district of Bristol on 2 April 1980 . |