Example sentences of "be placed on [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Two litre bottles of mineral water had been placed on a small wooden table with a hard-backed chair . |
2 | The bolts have been placed on the broken right wall of the crag to furnish a zigzagging handrail across about 100 feet of rock . |
3 | Knowles ( 1978 ) , who is particularly critical of Labov , argues that while the assumption that variants of a variable may be placed on a single social and phonetic continuum makes quantification relatively easy , it also oversimplifies the real range of choices open to speakers . |
4 | Alerted by a slight sound , she again opened her eyes , turning her head slowly to see a cup and saucer being placed on a nearby small table . |
5 | All 20 patients were placed on a 2200 kcal diet containing 80 g/day of fat . |
6 | The high-relief figure — one could hardly call it a three-dimensional effigy — is placed on a plain black ledger lying on the floor , and appears as a body rising vertically from the grave . |
7 | When the reasons for the disappointing response are explored , we find that the emphasis is placed on the unique social and cultural values of Japanese society . |
8 | Administration was placed on a sounder financial footing , its distribution made visible and public . |