Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [art] place " in BNC.
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| 1 | For him it now became less a place of protest than a refuge for failures , free-loaders and misfits . |
| 2 | ‘ Well do n't I know just the place we 'll be made as welcome as Christmas ! |
| 3 | The ‘ sex arrangement ’ she had joked about had been about other people , and their attitude to strange bodies cluttering up the place . |
| 4 | Bridge moved up a place at the weekend to fourth from bottom , without playing a game , as Bedlington had three points deducted for playing an ineligible player , and so swapped places with the Darlington club . |
| 5 | if the ban on those of us who went to South Africa with Mike Gatting is lifted in July I believe I can win back a place in the England side . |
| 6 | He would seek out a place away from Men . |
| 7 | The firm badly needs this market share to buy time , so it can fully adapt to the new Windows world and carve out a place for itself in the growing groupware market . |
| 8 | Wilko has yet to find even a place on the bench for either of his two big-money summer buys . |
| 9 | Mitchell , who had turned down a place in Scotland 's team for the world cross-country trial to concentrate on his marathon commitments , clocked 2hr 21min 56 sec . |
| 10 | Surprising though cause normally a place like that can need a car |
| 11 | DESMOND DOUGLAS , 36 , a legend in British table tennis over the past decade has moved up a place to No 3 on the new England men 's ranking list , writes John Woodford . |
| 12 | Fortunately the driver made up for this heresy by roundly cursing the French , whom he disliked for the same reason that most Englishmen do — the way they clutter up the place , never get out of the way and ca n't speak English . |
| 13 | Every young ram in the village had hung about the place , hunting for what they called a bit of moss . |
| 14 | Nor were they altogether at ease in the neighbourhood , for though there was no reason to suppose that the verderers would return in search of them after their escape — after all why should they suppose the children would return to the very spot where they had been captured ? — the shock of the moment when Michael 's voice had spoken to them out of the darkness still hung about the place . |
| 15 | Upon receiving a degree which would allow me to undertake research , I turned down a place which I had been offered to study theology , and went to Oxford . |
| 16 | ‘ Do you mind if I look over the place ? |
| 17 | True to her word , Nelly Tilling called frequently at Albert Piggott 's house , and enjoyed cleaning up the place and cooking her old friend a meal . |
| 18 | Sadleir is unique amongst Arabian explorers , for his journey was involuntary and he loathed both the place and its ‘ turbulent barbarians ’ . |
| 19 | She conjures up a place to balance against the freezing and breaking of the present . |
| 20 | So many people will not even bother to look around a place which from the outside looks unattractive and neglected . |
| 21 | Armies of monks in blood-red robes hang around the place . |
| 22 | I used to walk around the place , thinking about it . |
| 23 | But in cases of doubt the definition at point ( B ) 4 should be consulted and the particular place proved by describing how the place comes within the definition . |
| 24 | The outstanding performers were Scott Loftus , of Old Loughts , who scored four , and Old Felstedians Chris Maitland and Paul Surridge , who has been holding down a place with National League First Division outfit Canterbury since leaving school . |
| 25 | A more modern , and very thorough treatment is Fudge ( 1984 ) , which is an extremely valuable work on the subject and in many ways takes over the place of Kingdon 's earlier work . |
| 26 | ‘ I know just the place , Doctor . |
| 27 | And I know just the place that will be open as well . ’ |
| 28 | She was therefore a little disconcerted to find when they left the station that instead of waiting for a taxi Lady Selvedge began to stride away in the direction of Victoria Street , saying ‘ I know just the place for us to get a snack . |
| 29 | And I know just the place to get it . ’ |
| 30 | Premier League chief executive Rick Parry said last night : ‘ Clubs who might be involved in the relegation battle now have the incentive of earning extra cash by moving up a place , even if they go down . |