Example sentences of "[verb] place [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be difficult to imagine a less likely looking place for the continuation of the great trade route into Chinese Turkestan . |
| 2 | ‘ Race suicide is possible ’ , exclaimed an anonymous commentator on ‘ Sport and Decadence ’ in 1909 , while another author writing under the cloak of anonymity warned in 1912 of ‘ a canker at the heart of the people which will surely destroy it ’ , believing that ‘ the first stage of decay has already been reached when the stolid , God-fearing puritan of two-and-a-half centuries ago has given place to the shallow , hysterical cockney of today ’ . |
| 3 | In common with many buildings in Turkey , the outside activity takes place on the roof where both properties have bar/breakfast areas . |
| 4 | Summer skiing : This takes place on the Hintertux glacier ; suitable for experienced skiers only , our representative can advise if you are interested . |
| 5 | Skiing takes place on the Kitzsteinhorn , a spectacular glacier towering over the surrounding countryside . |
| 6 | It takes place on the Caribbean island of Silver-store , where pirates murder many of the English colony and a detachment of Marines left to guard them ; the rest are taken prisoner but contrive to escape . |
| 7 | Just north of Bordeaux , at the very centre of the wine-making country , the team time trial takes place on the roads around the ancient citadel-town of Libourne . |
| 8 | Schoolchildren may be maypole dancing or in the procession in fancy dress , local groups and societies enter floats , others may be involved in the fund-raising events that take place throughout the year or senior citizens may be invited to the ‘ old folks tea and treat ’ ( which takes place on the Monday ) , organised by the maypole committee and an important part of the May weekend . |
| 9 | The well-dressing was started in Dore in 1959 as an added attraction for the scout gala , which takes place on the second Saturday in July , so an obvious choice for the design was ‘ A Boy Scout ’ , representing fifty years of scouting in the district . |
| 10 | The custom originated in the first half of the nineteenth century and has largely died out , but at Saddleworth a very large procession takes place on the Friday after Whitsuntide . |
| 11 | The fair gradually declined during the 1930 's and ceased just before the Second World War ; but it has continued to be proclaimed each St Swithin 's Day , except when this falls on a Sunday and then the custom usually takes place on the following day . |
| 12 | The procession , which takes place on the Saturday before the first Monday in August , leaves the town hall at 2pm and arrives at the cathedral some two hours later . |
| 13 | Another famous event is the Car Rally ( Rally Vinho da Madeira ) which takes place on the first weekend in August . |
| 14 | Divorce , for example , often takes place on the initiative of the wife . |
| 15 | Just which ‘ caves ’ and why ( it would n't stop the partying which takes place on the embankments ) is anyone 's guess at the time of writing . |
| 16 | The annual ROBIN HOOD PAGEANT takes place on the CASTLE GREEN providing a rich array of medieval pageantry , music and entertainment as Robin and his men once more face the challenge of the evil Sheriff . |
| 17 | Most of the training for working in this fashion takes place on the job . |
| 18 | Leonard 's reluctant leave-taking from Maria takes place on the airport apron . |
| 19 | The Gala Preview , which will be attended by HRH The Princess Royal , President of Save the Children , takes place on the evening before the public opening of the show when the exhibits are at their best . |
| 20 | It often takes place on the very instant that the contract is made . |
| 21 | A day or two later — whenever it suits the Government — the theoretical actual vote takes place on the Floor of the House and , if a Division is called , most hon. Members do not know what they are voting about . |
| 22 | The annual seal hunt , which takes place on the pack ice off Greenland and in the Barents Sea , is justified by the Norwegians on the grounds that seals compete with the fishing fleet for fish . |
| 23 | The problem does not arise where the review takes place on the assumption of a hypothetical letting for the residue of the actual term . |
| 24 | Erm it 's also acknowledged in paragraph thirteen of N Y six , but this this factor means that some of the development which takes place on the on a land allocated for I five wo n't actually go towards meeting the I five target , it 'll be lost in terms of I four . |
| 25 | Competition punting only takes place on the Thames but the sport 's devotees take it very seriously . |
| 26 | With the rise-fall tone we find a similar situation : if the tonic syllable is followed by a single syllable in the tail , the ‘ rise ’ part of the tone takes place on the first ( tonic ) syllable and the ‘ fall ’ part is on the second . |
| 27 | They knew that the electromagnetic interaction takes place via the exchange of a photon ( figure 2 ) . |
| 28 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship . |
| 29 | It should be noted that whenever a new module or SPR is added to an SSR , using options 4.5.1 and 4.5.2 , further distribution of the SSR takes place via the new relationship and further endorsements are required . |
| 30 | Trudgill writes : The reduction of variants that accompanies focusing , in the course of new-dialect formation , takes place via the process of koinéization . |