Example sentences of "had been placed on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl had been placed on a social services ‘ at risk ’ register after suffering a broken arm and collarbone in a fall . |
| 2 | Two litre bottles of mineral water had been placed on a small wooden table with a hard-backed chair . |
| 3 | The throne , whose gothic spires rose high above the Collector 's head , had been placed on a wooden dais at one end of the banqueting hall . |
| 4 | A group of musicians stood in the angle of one of the buttresses of the cathedral playing tambour and fife whilst the Dean and Chapter , garlands of roses on their heads , danced in solemn procession around the severed head of a buck which had been placed on a pole , its brown eyes staring glassily over those who now rejoiced at its death . |
| 5 | Coils of 15-amp wire and hand tools had been placed on a groundsheet . |