Example sentences of "be placed [art] " in BNC.

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1 Is not the difficulty in which you are placed the fact that there are now only four Government Back-Bench Members representing Scotland , and 63 of different parties on the Opposition side of the House ?
2 A sheet had been spread out on the ground , and around it had been placed a square of long hard bolsters .
3 For a tight turn the back foot will need to be placed a long way back on the board .
4 Alongside anxiety about loss must be placed a parallel feeling best expressed by the indignant snort of a parent of four ‘ children ’ in their twenties : ‘ Empty nest ?
5 Around her neck would be placed a bib of gold which reached to her waist .
6 Indeed , the scope of s2(2) is extensive in this respect : ( 2 ) A person who , not having reasonable cause to believe there is a right to payment , in the course of any trade or business and with a view to obtaining any payment for what he knows are unsolicited goods sent as aforesaid ( a ) threatens to bring any legal proceedings ; or ( b ) places or causes to be placed the name of any person on a list of defaulters or debtors or threatens to do so ; or ( c ) invokes or causes to be invoked any other collection procedure or threatens to do so , shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [ level 5 on the standard scale ] .
7 Barriers and warning lights were put up and further warning lights were placed a short distance away .
8 When the first orders were placed the numbers of two-car units in the fleet were set by means of a number of calculations .
9 One of the duties occasionally assumed by the guilds was the maintenance of a charnel , a subterranean chamber into which were placed the bones of the dead disturbed when interments took place in the churchyard .
10 It comprised a circular curtain-wall of stone enclosing a courtyard within which were placed the domestic apartments and service offices , probably of timber construction .
11 In each indent there is placed a metal disc upon which a geometric design or ‘ yantra ’ is engraved .
12 ‘ If your horse wins and is placed a couple of times you still lose and that is ridiculous .
13 On the circle is placed a second circle with a small window , the size of a picture .
14 The polishing machine consists of a simple rotary polishing lap running at up to 30 rpm , on which is placed a precision lapping chuck ( Fig. 4.7a ) with several slides held by vacuum suction ( Fig. 4.7b ) .
15 Thus , Gregory 's hagiography reveals that the exile of Quintianus of Rodez , which is important for the interpretation of Clovis 's anti-arian policies , is placed a decade early in the Histories .
16 A little museum in Broadbank helps to tell the history of the town and right at the door is placed the Blue-stone : an enormous boulder which once stood on a street corner in the town and is thought to have been brought here by the Scandinavian ice flow .
17 His casket , carried from the Cathedral on the shoulders of infantrymen , was covered by a Maori cloak , on which was placed a sword and a soldier 's ‘ lemon-squeezer ’ hat .
18 I waited until the tea was ready then joined them for a warming meal of steak and kidney pudding , followed by a very hot mug of tea into which was placed a measure of Navy rum .
19 On her shoulders , therefore , was placed a fair measure of responsibility .
20 It was placed a little further forward along the wall of the building than would have been selected by a novice and apparently with a knowledge of the positions of the interior walls .
21 In the Anglican cathedral of St John the Divine in New York there was placed a female figure on a cross .
22 In each pot was placed a gold coin by a representative of the groom who also gave a gold ring to the bride 's mother 's brother .
23 On top of a cavity in the stone in which had been placed contemporary records and coins was placed a plate with the inscription :
24 The fourth tier was originally in wood and was rebuilt in stone in the third century A.D. Between the three-quarter columns are arched openings , 80 on each of the first three storeys , and in each was placed a statue .
25 He died in Bishopsteignton 22 July 1280 , and on his tomb , under the northern arch of his chantry chapel , was placed an impressive monumental effigy , notable in style for its flowing drapery .
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