Example sentences of "[being] hold on " in BNC.
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1 | The announcement yesterday said 11 people , mostly with criminal records , were being held on charges of arson , looting and violence . |
2 | If there is no issue , but there are parents , or , failing them , brothers and sisters of the whole blood , then the spouse takes half the remaining estate absolutely , the other half going to parents , or being held on the ‘ statutory trusts ’ for brothers and sisters , as the case may be . |
3 | The dinner was being held on the racecourse , in the grandstand with its almost limitless capacity , and the whole affair , Mackie had told me , was frankly only a giant advertisement , but everyone might as well enjoy it . |
4 | On the car radio the BBC World Service announces that this morning ( 6th May ) , for the first time in forty years , the authorities in Soviet Moldavia have opened the Soviet-Romanian border across the river Pruth and that people on both sides of the border have launched millions of flowers into the waters , with thanksgiving services being held on both sides of the border . |
5 | A CHARITY fashion show is being held on Wednesday evening at the Assembly Rooms , Alton . |
6 | Michael Salata , 38 , who at times claims to be a terrorist and at other times a CIA agent , was last night being held on £150 bail . |
7 | THE son of a Tory party worker is being held on drug charges at a filthy Bangkok jail . |
8 | There , as prisoner number 100485 , he was being held on remand , charged with maliciously conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life . |
9 | Actor and writer Sir Dirk Bogarde will be the guest speaker at the London International Book Fair 's ‘ Booksellers Gala Dinner ’ , which is being held on Sunday 21st March at the London Hilton Hotel , Park Lane . |
10 | Montgomery and Hubbard have compared the performance after additions of IBM 's ISAM and ICL 's 1900 series indexed sequential software , the files being held on a 2314 and its ICL equivalent , an EDS 30 . |
11 | London Underground , however , were granted an injunction to prevent a ballot being held on the ground that the issues did not constitute trade disputes . |
12 | The Branch has been approached by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland to provide a speaker for a forthcoming two-day Seminar being organised by ICAS for its members and being held on 23 and 24 April at the Stakis Hydro Hotel , Dunkeld , Perthshire . |
13 | Thai boxing has also been introduced into Europe , where it has become very popular , with matches and tournaments being held on a regular basis . |
14 | A one-day conference is being held on 21st April to disseminate current and recent Scottish research . |
15 | Bouterse , who had claimed that Brunswijk was being held on drugs charges , complied with a government written order , and released the Jungle Commando leader on March 28 . |
16 | On April 8 , unknown gunmen shot dead Abdur Rahman Sheikh , the governor of the Karachi prison where Bhutto 's husband Asif Ali Zardari was being held on charges of conspiracy to murder . |
17 | He confirmed that 628 Iraqis , including high-ranking officers , who were being held on charges of torture and murder would face trial " in a normal court under martial law " . |
18 | The spokesman added that a number of other unspecified nationals were also being held on charges of collaboration during the Iraqi occupation . |
19 | Substantial damage was done to a ferry boat by 167 Moroccans in Algeciras overnight on April 27-28 ; they were being held on it prior to their repatriation for having failed to meet existing immigration requirements . |
20 | The possibility of a damage claim , should an accident occur due to the event being held on the highway , is highlighted . |
21 | The dinner was being held on a converted river boat , the Gypsy Queen , hired by the developers for the evening . |
22 | Four of those arrested are being held on suspicion of armed robbery . |
23 | Each show day will have various qualifiers for all grades of horses and ponies , including amateurs , with the finals being held on Sunday including a Grand Prix for Grade A horses with a prize fund of £1,500 and a speed class worth £600 . |
24 | A fund-raising fun run is being held on Sunday . |
25 | A business reception organised by Middlesbrough Council and the Teesside Chamber of Trade is being held on Friday to outline the kind of initiatives available to local companies . |
26 | A UNIQUE event with long-term implications for the North-East offshore industry is being held on Tyneside next month . |
27 | CHILDREN 'S wards in five North-East hospitals are to benefit from a charity night being held on Teesside next month . |
28 | Money from the show being held on Thursday , March 5 , at St Peter 's Roman Catholic social club , Normanby Road , South Bank , will go to North Tees , South Cleveland , Darlington Memorial , Hartlepool and Bishop Auckland general hospitals . |
29 | Now Steve has his sights set on winning the European championships for England , being held on home territory in September . |
30 | Browning is being held on remand at Winsom Green Prison in Birmingham , but he says his defence is being prejudiced because his solicitor to travel for five hours from Wales to see him . |