Example sentences of "[was/were] placed at the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the early years of Edward II 's extravagant and oppressive personal rule , his unpopular favourites were placed at the head of the Forest administration . |
| 2 | When nests were placed at the side of the cage , hens preferred the rear positions . |
| 3 | He supervised the transport and erection of a pair of colossal statues of the king of Karnak and of the two colossal statues , known as the Colossi of Memnon , which were placed at the entrance of Amenophis III 's mortuary temple in western Thebes . |
| 4 | The Blackwell enclosed spring trolley mast was placed at the centre of the upper deck . |
| 5 | If there was time , a roughly made cross was placed at the head of the dead soldier holding his beret or steel helmet . |
| 6 | To make matters tidy , Prince Rudolf of Habsburg was placed at the head of the committees to promote Bohemian culture . |