Example sentences of "place [prep] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was looking for a hiding place for some stupid necklace I 'd bought , and the bureau was the nearest thing to hand ! ’ |
| 2 | But while it is true that an economic or financial crisis will generally have a clear effect on a state 's coinage , the converse is not necessarily true : a debasement of the coinage does not in itself indicate a financial crisis , since it might take place for some other reason . |
| 3 | ‘ Would you like to come back to my place for some oral sex ? ’ a young woman asked . |
| 4 | Yet there is no reason why Government can not enter into contracts with privatized companies whether privatization is on a regional basis or takes place in some other way . |
| 5 | Furthermore , when dates are suggested for changes in these forms , they are usually given , without comment , as the dates at which the changes took place in this standard variety or its unilinear precursor , and not the dates at which they might have taken place in some other variety . |
| 6 | Where a judge is the judge for two or more districts the judge or district judge may at any time upon application or upon his own motion direct that the hearing of proceedings pending before the judge in one court shall take place in some other court of which he is the judge . |
| 7 | It risks , however , giving the impression that what matters is not the quality of life as we each experience it in our individual consciousness , but simply what takes place in some objective world — which seems a betrayal of the whole point of utilitarianism . |
| 8 | The introduction in 1992 of the Group Vision and Mission statement took place alongside some significant developments in quality , safety and personnel policies . |
| 9 | In other words , a forward contract locks in the price today of an exchange that will take place at some future date . |