Example sentences of "[v-ing] a place [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was consolidated by the desire of smaller states to make the best of their inevitable inferiority by gaining a place at the top table through federation , and by the gradual decline of Austria as the only credible rival for hegemony in Central Europe . |
| 2 | Conversely , when a war was being concluded and there was a prospect of reductions in the size of the army , many officers of the younger regiments attempted to avoid reduction to half-pay by trying their interest with a politician , but the practice of transferring to a new regiment to accelerate promotion , and then regaining a place in an old one while retaining the rank already gained , demanded very good political connections . |
| 3 | It also , incidentally , sits oddly with the widely peddled idea that Dr Owen is seeking a place in the Major cabinet . |
| 4 | They are among the national squad scullers competing who are seeking a place in the Olympic team . |
| 5 | Should they be successful they will travel to Sweetwater Country Club in Sugar Land , Texas , for the chance of clinching a place on the lucrative L.P.G.A. Tour . |
| 6 | — JON Gittens , a key figure in Middlesbrough clinching a place in the new Premier League next season , wants to join them on a permanent basis from Southampton . |
| 7 | Mathematically , Ipswich need 11 points from their last six games to be certain of securing a place in the Premier League . |
| 8 | If you live in Oxford , in the City area of Oxford , you have a far higher chance of getting a home help , getting a place in an elderly person 's home , getting a meals on wheels , than anywhere else in the county , and between the different areas of the county there are vast differences in that . |
| 9 | The organisers responded to the possible lifting of sporting restrictions on South Africa by reserving a place in the 24-team line-up when invitations were sent out in June this year . |
| 10 | TERRY Murphy , ranked 138th in the world , achieved a personal best in ranking snooker tournaments by earning a place in the 32-man final phase of the £224,000 Dubai Duty Free Classic with a 5–3 victory over former world champion Joe Johnson in Blackpool . |
| 11 | If social services agrees , the next step is to find a registered home which is offering a place at the approved weekly cost . |