Example sentences of "place [subord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gathered his cloak and entered the bailey , a calmer place than the previous day . |
| 2 | It is normal practice , subject to negotiation , for contracts to be executed on the basis that completion will only take place once the relevant consents have been obtained or approvals given . |
| 3 | The identification of the extra meanings mentioned above can only take place once the initial sentences have been in themselves understood . |
| 4 | Coleridge suggests that such mental creation can take place if the conscious and subconscious minds are combined , because only then can a mind truly understand itself and its own existence . |
| 5 | No excavation took place until the bored piles were in position . |
| 6 | In the plant world new growth can not take place until the old has died and dropped away . |
| 7 | The cordon , supported by joint mobile patrols from the RUC and other elements of the battalion , remained in place until the whole area was declared clear at 1600 hours on 30 June , and responsibility for operations in the area was handed back to the police . |
| 8 | All this is taking place while the Prime Minister has had his present job and while he was Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 9 | A marked increase in the numbers of nobles had taken place since the early twelfth century . |
| 10 | At least three other massacres by the security forces have taken place since the new government took office . |
| 11 | It was not clear how this infringement is supposed to have taken place since the constitutional court has not ruled on it ( as it should ) . |
| 12 | The row took place after the 15-year-old sister complained that a man grabbed her breast in Mitcham , Surrey . |
| 13 | How much intimidation took place after the previous raid is hard to gauge , but in 1955 Charley Head , who had been signals officer with 3 Commando in March 1941 , revisited the islands and learnt that no one was shot after the March raid , although some houses had been burnt down . |
| 14 | Looking after her , I saw her reach up and tuck a strand of hair into place before the dark mist swallowed her up . |
| 15 | The Tech is not expecting to have their budget levels set erm , by the government until towards the end of this month , which means that once again er , there is going to be a rush to get contracts in place before the old ones expire . |
| 16 | same place as the other one ? |
| 17 | A sociological revolution was also taking place as the social status of owner occupation proved increasingly compelling . |
| 18 | Constructive possession , i.e. at his house or any place when the accused is not there , is not sufficient . |
| 19 | It was this option which was chosen , and it was suggested that closure should probably take place when the combined population of the two hospitals dipped below the 1,000 mark . |
| 20 | Chairman , instead of primarily addressing the issues of overspending on the education budget and the future of the elderly persons ' homes and also the securing of a secure unit these are pushed into second place when the Labour group can see the opportunity of headline grabbing and satisfying their overriding need to tell everyone how to live . |
| 21 | Following an adjustment in planned expenditure , it is now intended to spent £0.5 million in 1993-94 on the construction of a slip road from the M2 motorway to ensure that it is in place when the new Antrim hospital opens . |
| 22 | A £600,000 transfer was almost in place when the French club made an unprecedented contractual demand , a morality clause in Nicholas 's contract which would guarantee the players good behaviour . |
| 23 | In The School of charity , Evelyn Underhill draws a parallel between the changes that take place when the Holy Spirit is working in us and the effect of yeast on dough . |
| 24 | Apparently so , although it 's not been confirmed who 'll take Hannah 's place when the big babe is normal-sized … |