they had placed
Past perfect they conjugation of place.
The Chairman thanked the members of the Committee for the trust they had placed in him as the most recent in a succession of Senegalese chairmen.
Le Président remercie les membres du Comité de la confiance qu'ils lui accordent en tant que dernier en date d'une série de présidents originaires du Sénégal.
The Chairman, speaking as the representative of Senegal, thanked the members of the Committee for the renewed trust they had placed in him.
Le Président prenant la parole en qualité de représentant du Sénégal, remercie les membres du Comité pour la confiance renouvelée qu'ils placent en lui.
It was during the novena when she saw the Saint's heart on a reliquary that they had placed on the altar of the chapel of the Rue du Bac.
Ce fût durant le neuvaine qu'elle vit le cœur du Saint sur un reliquaire qu'ils avaient posé sur l'autel de la chapelle de la Rue du bac.
Their splendid buildings, and the beautiful gardens and groves where they had placed their idols, were destroyed by lightning from heaven, and the ruins were scattered far and wide.
Leurs somptueuses demeures, ainsi que les jardins et les bosquets délicieux où ils avaient érigé leurs autels idolâtres, furent anéantis par la foudre, qui en dispersa les débris.
However, some Christians who lived in her building in West-Beirut did not follow orders to join the Christians of East-Beirut: they had placed their loyalty in their friends and neighbours.
Des chrétiens habitant dans son immeuble de Beyrouth-Ouest n'ont cependant pas suivi les injonctions leur demandant de rejoindre les chrétiens de Beyrouth-Est, préférant placer leur loyauté sur leurs amis et voisins.
They had placed her body in a satin-lined casket.
Ils avaient placé son corps dans un cercueil doublé de satin.
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