were located
Tom a jeté tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.
Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.
Des enfants orphelins se trouvaient sur la route.
Orphaned children were on the road.
— The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Dans les types se trouvaient trois balles.
There were three bullets in the men's bodies.
— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)
Sur la table se trouvaient quelques pipes chargées d'opium.
On the table were a few pipes loaded with opium.
Combien de personnes se trouvaient-elles à bord de ce bateau ?
How many people were on board that boat?
Des centaines de personnes se trouvaient sur place.
Hundreds of people were there.
Les garçons se trouvaient d'un côté et les filles de l'autre.
The boys were on one side and the girls on the other.
Sous l'album se trouvaient les dossiers médicaux de sa mère.
Under the album were her mother's medical records.
— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
Tom jeta tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.
Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.
Ils ne se trouvaient pas chez eux hier.
They weren’t at home yesterday.