Example sentences of "held [adv prt] by the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Can you bear to be held down by the bonds of marriage ? |
| 2 | At a meeting in Harare of African finance officials in July 1989 , it was argued that development is being held up by the tendency for government policy-makers to be involved in short-term crisis management for structural adjustment programmes , and responding to the demands of large numbers of foreign advisers . |
| 3 | ‘ Remember , ’ I reminded him , ‘ that his foot has only been held up by the pressure of that piece of wood . |
| 4 | The renewal of the annual licence has been held up by the Department of Technical Services ‘ Electrical Engineer and the Fire Brigade . |
| 5 | The BMW was held up by the set of traffic lights just before Brewer Street . |
| 6 | It is understood that the deal had been held up by the Bank of England which had been seeking some form of ‘ comfort ’ from Bank of Edinburgh 's largest minority shareholder , Scottish Amicable , with 39.2 per cent , effectively asking it to stand behind depositors and take a more active role . |
| 7 | The adoption of land reform had been held up by the opposition of recalcitrant landlords . |
| 8 | They felt that they were ‘ not getting on ’ with their craft work or were ‘ held back by the students with severe learning difficulties ’ . |
| 9 | He said that his men were held back by the heat of the fire , which stripped plaster from the walls , burnt floorboards and brought ceilings crashing down onto the ground floor of the semidetached house . |
| 10 | In addition , the economies of the most advanced capitalist nations would advance to a point where any further development of production would be held back by the crises of capitalism and by the desire to produce for profit rather than the general good . |
| 11 | They were disinclined to be held back by the deliberations of a slow moving and ponderous Commission . |