Example sentences of "[noun pl] be placed on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 All the living and bedrooms are placed on the south side , facilitating the effective area of plain wall on the north .
2 They included Henri de Lubac , later to be raised to the rank of cardinal , though only after he had retreated from the more extreme position on the relationship between nature and grace he had adopted in 1946 in his book Surnaturel ; Marie-Dominique Chenu , one of whose books was placed on the Index in 1942 for daring to suggest that Thomas Aquinas ought to be studied against the history of his times ; and Yves Congar , who survived to become one of the leading theologians of Vatican II .
3 Just two mops were placed on the tank floor , and as the water depth was only 6½″ the mops did not take up too much tank space .
4 The chicks are placed on a surface scattered with a mix of food grains and pebbles of about the same size and colour of the food .
5 Never before has such a large volume of licenced properties been placed on the market .
6 Plant subjects in the same lunchboxes that had been used for previous experiments were placed on a stand and viewed .
7 She heard the clink of glasses being placed on the wall , heard the rustle of clothing as he removed his jacket and placed it warmly round her shoulders .
8 If the surgeon believes that they would benefit from an operation , their names are placed on the waiting list and they are asked to come into hospital when a bed is available .
9 Laws have been passed to restrict the use of the ‘ rolling hook' ’ fishing method , in which groups of large unbaited hooks are placed on the river bed , with the intention of impaling large catfish .
10 The stakes are placed on the board , one for each honour and the game , two for ‘ Matrimony ’ ( King and Queen of trumps ) , two for ‘ Intrigue ’ ( Queen and Knave ) , and six for ‘ Pope Joan ’ ( the nine of diamonds ) .
11 Because Statementing is concerned with the allocation of resources rather than with the identification of needs strict limits are placed on the power of parents to affect the Statementing process .
12 Substantive limits are placed on the power of the public body , and the appropriate test for such limits is a topic of much contention .
13 Then the patient 's arms are placed on a table in front of him with the hands flat and fingers spread open .
14 The carvings were placed on the reverse , not only for ornamentation 's sake but to make the seats heavier . ’
15 When they played cricket and other games in Calcutta their arms were placed on a table under a guard on the edge of the playing field , ready for instant action .
16 Even baskets of oddments were placed on the pavement , a practice which would be frowned on today , but the footpaths were kept spotlessly clean by each trader .
17 Cigarettes were placed on the table in front of you which meant that they were for everybody .
18 Cutlery for the first and main courses is placed on the outside , as for formal settings .
19 This is made crystal clear in a somewhat laboured exposition in a book by Preece and Maier published in 1889 : Let us suppose the two microphonic transmitters are placed on the stage at T and T 1 , and these transmitters separately connected by two distinct wires to two telephone receivers , R and R 1 , which are applied to both ears to hear the actor , whom we will suppose to be placed at A. It is easy to understand that , the distance of this actor from transmitter T being less than that from transmitter T 1 , his song will be more distinctly reproduced by transmitter T than by T 1 , and the stronger impression will be produced on the left ear .
20 However , restrictions are placed on the power of management to combat a hostile takeover bid , for fear that they might act only in their own interests rather than for those of the company or its shareholders .
21 For trousers , socks and shoes , the garments are placed on a stool slightly to the side of the patient .
22 Radioactive anterior and posterior markers were placed on the thorax opposite the stomach to permit accurate alignment of subsequent images .
23 In view of the fears expressed about the possibility of serious restrictions being placed on the availability of certain nutritional supplements as a result of the new EC regulations , will the Minister give us an assurance that the Government will conduct far wider and genuine consultations on the discussion paper that has been produced by the European Commission ?
24 Restrictions were placed on the sale of various amenities and resources .
25 Restrictions were placed on the number of pleats and buttons on new garments .
26 When restrictions were placed on the amount of foreign music that could be played , more of the new urban music , which had been recorded commercially , was broadcast .
27 The terms were not onerous and few restrictions were placed on the tenant 's actions .
28 Restrictions were placed on the use of aldrin and dieldrin as seed dressings in 1962 and the use of dieldrin as a sheep dip was restricted in 1966 .
29 Further limitations were introduced in 1989 when considerable restrictions were placed on the use of the scheme for conveyancing and wills .
30 Each of those drawings is placed on a background , photographed , and another , similar , but slightly different one photographed next to give the impression of movement .
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