Example sentences of "[adj] place [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I keep Alison in another place as a semi-secret mistress this house will die , it will die of my untruth — do n't you see — I shall lose touch with Franca . |
| 2 | Benjamin drew a distinction between storytelling , which he saw as , in its purest form , an oral-aural transaction between a narrator and an audience physically present to each other , and the novel , which is produced in one place by a solitary silent author , and consumed in another place by a solitary silent reader . |
| 3 | In 1944 he was awarded a free place as a weekly boarder at Rowan House School . |
| 4 | With a first prize of £250 plus a free place on a weekend writers ' course and a second prize of £150 , plus free place , the competition is open to all . |
| 5 | ‘ We have to have some place for a reception , ’ she argued . |
| 6 | You know the type ladies from the court wear when they go some place with a gallant who is usually not their husband ? |
| 7 | What this suggests is that despite valid criticism of their pretensions as theoretical perspectives , the notion of both a dominant ideology and a false consciousness do have at least some place in a theory of ideology . |
| 8 | He was stiff with disapproval at the notion of her carrying buckets of steaming hen mash about the place like any farmer 's daughter in the first place and any chance to cram her back into what he considered her proper place as a lady , he would take . |
| 9 | The Department of Transport and BR should ensure that ‘ the cost-effectiveness of safe operation of the railway occupies its proper place in a business-led operation ’ . |
| 10 | When not drunk or nursing a grievance , Brown was capable of being a big man , honest , courageous , intelligent , prodigiously hard-working and with an unclouded view of Britain 's proper place in a changing world . |
| 11 | But I would say to you that such a fundamental change of strategy , would normally have its proper place in a replacement plan , rather than an alteration . |
| 12 | Our favourite place as a family was on the Church Hill , a pleasant area at the edge of The Heath . |
| 13 | Your lads have been over this place with a fine-tooth comb . |
| 14 | If Spunk had been hoping to rattle me by picking this place for a venue , then Spunk was out of luck . |
| 15 | ‘ You would have exchanged this place for a cousin ? ’ he said in frank disbelief . |
| 16 | Aside from the fact that I use this place for a specific purpose — a purpose that requires privacy , peace and quiet — it might lead to considerable misunderstandings . |
| 17 | The decisions taken in the three pillars to which I have referred — security , foreign affairs and home affairs — should come back to this place for a decision whether the policies adopted at those Councils are correct . |
| 18 | I have not spoken in this place for a considerable period of time . |
| 19 | Empty bottles and beer-cans littered the tunnel floor : other people , it seemed , had used this place as a shelter . |
| 20 | Then , recovering her composure , she continued , ‘ You 'd be welcome to use this place as a rendezvous , if you understand my meaning , Freddie . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't see why you 've got to keep this place as a show house , Alison . |
| 22 | Anyway , I use this place as a convenience . |
| 23 | ‘ I see no reason why you do n't use this place as a base . |
| 24 | ‘ Sir Henry wo n't leave this place without a real reason , ’ I said . |
| 25 | Ibn Battuta describes arriving at this place through a succession of now-vanished gates and courtyards , each surrounded by cohorts of trumpeters and guards . |
| 26 | It establishes this place through a dispersed service which is accessible to the community at large , using a mix of dedicated facilities and the premises of schools and colleges . |
| 27 | if you want to say put the name of an accent down You wanted to put say Birmingham and then say , How would you rate people who have a strong accent from this place on a scale of one to five for friendless , honesty the things which you could |
| 28 | Then we 'll go through this place like a dose of salts . |
| 29 | He let you run this place like a fucking doll 's house 'cause he loved you . |
| 30 | He treats this place like a dressing room , him and his groundhopping mates . |