What is "took place"

Usage examples of "took place".

What took place in that small Derbyshire village one December night had effects that nobody could have predicted.

On the way back through Landrosa rather unusual incident took place which gave me a glimpse of another side of her character.

At length only Nala and I were left in the room after which the events I have already described took place.

All this took place in utter silence, but the sense of power was astonishing—.

In the Isle of Man the wren-hunt took place on Christmas Eve and St Stephen's Day, and is accounted for by a legend concerning an evil fairy who lured many men to destruction, but had to assume the form of a wren to escape punishment at the hands of an ingenious knight-errant.

Remember all that took place, for the knowledge, evaluate it for its importance, for wisdom, and respect the strength of that mind, even in its sick and twisted state, for honor.

The doctor and his devoted Joe remained the same men that we have known them, excepting that one change took place at their own suggestion.

Daring burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital itself every night.

When the primordial fall took place, the Godhead split into a transcendent part separated from the world.

The questioning took place under the trees in bowers of scented blossoms.

Both sides immediately prepared for battle, and in a very fierce engagement, which took place three days afterwards, the army of Barac was overpowered, and pursued with great slaughter over the river.

However, the first action took place in the Spanish-occupied Philippine Islands, not Cuba.