Example sentences of "[be] be hold [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The funerals are being held today of the seven people who died when Loyalist gunmen attacked a bar at Greysteel in County Londonderry on Saturday night . |
| 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 | This is being held in at the Irish Centre on York Road in Leeds and is an informal chance to chat with current members of that group . |
| 4 | He says that the fire is being held in by the collapsed roof , they want to let air get to it so it will burn itself out . |
| 5 | A crisis meeting was being held today at the National Trust 's Victorian Crown Bar opposite the Europa . |
| 6 | She said that while the carrot of jobs was being held out to the local community , local people would only be used for the most menial of tasks . |