Example sentences of "place they at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a brutal and cowardly attack on wretched creatures whose offences placed them at the bottom of the prison heap , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Black immigrants form part of this class structure , having jobs which tend to place them at the bottom . |
| 3 | In contrast , Andrea Lansley 's richly coloured , monumental compositions celebrate her body and focus on her physical and sensuary experiences , placing them at the centre of her work . |
| 4 | Referring to the third stage of negotiations between Israel and its neighbours , he warned that if the Arab negotiators continued to raise the question of the occupied territories " placing them at the centre of discussions … we shall know that their intentions are not directed towards peace " . |
| 5 | Procedures and functions do not need to be declared before they are used and there is no speed advantage to be gained by placing them at the start of the program . |
| 6 | Mrs Castle , as it turned out , had opposed this allowance , again on the characteristically doctrinaire grounds that an allowance which made it necessary for the disabled to purchase motor cars would place them at the mercy of the commercial interests of motor manufacturers . |