Example sentences of "place [prep] a [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the place for a jurisprudential exegesis on the nature of discretion . |
| 2 | There seems to be no place for a dying person on the surgical wards . |
| 3 | It was great to be working in one place for a few nights on the trot so that I could afford to go to that amount of trouble . ’ |
| 4 | The place for a quiet picnic on a Bank Holiday is now in the centre of the City of London — few people , little or no traffic and an ample supply of peace and quiet . |
| 5 | The whiskey glass from which King Brian drank is given pride of place as a hallowed relic on the top shelf of The Rathcullen Arms , destined to be the basis of many a tall tale . |
| 6 | A pity about that Dutchman : their union had taken place in a narrow cabin on the North Sea , crossing from The Hague to Harwich in a Force Nine gale , and they had omitted to exchange names and addresses . |
| 7 | The no confidence debate took place in a crowded Knesset on March 15 . |
| 8 | Yet the fascinating study taken by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870s earns a rightful place in a new book on the history of cricket photography by ace shutterman Patrick Eagar . |
| 9 | It is inconceivable that these dramatic changes in demographic structure could have taken place without a major effect on the geographical distribution of population in Britain and on its composition in different localities . |
| 10 | Labour 's National Executive Committee agreed last night that the leadership contest should take place at a special conference on July 18 . |