Example sentences of "held [prep] the [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mountain Crash , stable-companion of Carl 's Choice , held off the Daily Telegraph Trophy holder , Fort Hall , with reasonable comfort in the Ladies ' and Richard Hunt gained more admirers when following up his Higham win by catching Manor Mieo on the line in the Intermediate . |
| 2 | Meanwhile a memorial service has been held for the former cabinet minister and Cotswolds MP Nicholas Ridley . |
| 3 | In early April two young farm labourers , Valdecir Ferreira and Altair Gomes , narrowly escaped death when a mob 1,500-strong stormed and set fire to the prison where they were being held for the gory knife murder of a taxi-driver , in the state of Parana . |
| 4 | As far as registered conveyancing is concerned , there seems no reason why the transfer should not be prepared and executed in triplicate ( or an original with examined copies ) , the original transfer being lodged at HM Land Registry , the duplicate being held with the second charge certificate and the third being retained by the husband as evidence of his release from the first mortgage and of the indemnity in respect of the second mortgage . |
| 5 | A COUPLE held under the Official Secrets Act were still being quizzed by Special Branch detectives last night . |
| 6 | The Edinburgh Conference was the last to be held under the complete trade-union domination which had been noticeable since 1932 . |
| 7 | The last three detainees held under the Public Security Act were released on June 6 , 1989 , an order for the release of all such detainees having been made by Moi on June 1 [ see also p. 36918 ] . |
| 8 | Do n't forget to visit the first ever BBC Good Food Show , being held alongside the Ideal Home Exhibit at Earls Court , London , on March 21–24 . |
| 9 | Entertainments including music , singing and dancing held in the lower cafe part of the Priory would be even closer to residential properties in the village square and thus more likely to disturb local residents . |
| 10 | Newtownabbey reader Alan Beattie writes to ask , through this column , if anyone else remembers a body building exhibition which was held in the then Husband Memorial Hall in Frederick Street back in 1964 or 65 . |
| 11 | To celebrate the success of this implant , a feast of foul unfood was held in the banner-decked Assimularum Hall , presided over by Commander Vladimir Pugh himself and the Masters of the Chapter . |
| 12 | Because of the shortage of money , we only sent two backstrokers to Antwerp in 1920 , and I came third in the trials , which were held in the open air pool at Southport , now a children 's playground . |
| 13 | Their briefings were held in the airy first-floor gallery of the university quadrangle . |
| 14 | All this exciting news is soon forgotten by the announcement of a dance to be held in the local town hall in honour of the Commandos . |
| 15 | Although fox hunting has not taken place in Hyde Park for many years , an impressive Hunt Ball was held in the Polish Hearth Club in Kensington last week for Shropshire 's United Pack . |
| 16 | A meeting of the Executive Committee to be held in the Royal Oak Hotel , Welshpool , at 11am Saturday , May 8th 1993 |
| 17 | Aimed at improving Glasgow 's record of ‘ high flier ’ new start companies , this Programme was launched at a New Firm Formation conference held in the Royal Concert Hall . |
| 18 | This is held over the blocked plug hole and worked up and down several times to force water down the waste pipe . |
| 19 | In many areas the Hearing is held on the first working day after the removal of the child . |
| 20 | The additional times caused by linkage handling can be avoided if the link held on the prime data track contains the record key , and if the software can detect whether the required record is in overflow quickly enough to avoid missing the start of the next record . |
| 21 | At a torch-lit ceremony held on the regimental parade ground two nights later , we were given our képis . |
| 22 | On June 14 the UDF television station screened a videotape of a demonstration held outside the National Assembly building on Dec. 14 , 1989 , in which President Petar Mladenov could be heard saying : " The best thing to do is to bring the tanks in . " |
| 23 | The future of medical journals in India may well be grim , if discussions at a seminar on improving them , held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi , are anything to go by . |
| 24 | A TWO YEAR OLD Rumanian girl was both guest of honour and raison d'etre for a ball and charity evening held at the Black Horse Hotel , Skipton , writes J A F Sheard . |
| 25 | At the beginning of May a workshop was held at the International Tennis Centre in Key Biscayne , for what were called ‘ minority junior players ’ . |
| 26 | A vigil was held at the General Post Office in O'Connell Street , Dublin , to coincide with the funeral , which follows the death yesterday of another victim of the Warrington blast , schoolboy Tim Parry ( 12 ) . |
| 27 | FOR THE SECOND Rendcomb Aerial Derby , held at the picturesque Cotswold airfield , pilots and aircraft battled with all that the elements could provide . |
| 28 | Both theory and practical tuition will be held at the Central Midlands Co-op funeral home at Great Brook Street , Birmingham . |
| 29 | The costs for these days , if paid in full , are held at the 1988 fee level . |
| 30 | After the church service , a reception was held at the Lesser Town Hall , Airdrie after which the one week honeymoon was spent touring Scotland . |