Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [adv] held [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Galloway was actively involved in the management of the business while it was expanding rapidly , but after it was formed into a limited company under the name of Galloway Ltd. in 1889 it was Charles John , the chairman and managing director , who effectively held the reins . |
| 2 | There was colossal opposition to these developments at the planning stage , but local people 's views were generally ignored by the Tory administration of the day , who basically held the same values as the developers and permitted the schemes . |
| 3 | Mr Lewis apart , however , the other guests , perhaps through awe , perhaps through a sense of antagonism , kept a wary distance from M. Dupont , a fact that was conspicuous even in that generally guarded atmosphere , and which seemed to underline all the more the feeling that it was M. Dupont who somehow held the key to the outcome of the following days . |
| 4 | The two new ministries were the Local Government , Community Development , Co-operatives and Marketing Ministry , headed by Paul Bomani , who formerly held the Local Government and Co-operatives portfolio , and the Labour , Culture and Social Services Ministry , under Christian Kisangi , formerly Minister of Labour and Manpower Development . |
| 5 | Preval , who also held the portfolios of National Defence and Interior , on Feb. 19 named an eclectic Cabinet drawn largely from close associates of Aristide . |
| 6 | The Prime Minister , Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller , who also held the Economy and Finance portfolios , resigned from the government on Feb. 14 . |
| 7 | However , most commentators were agreed that the ageing Ne Win , the country 's leader from 1962 until September 1988 who now held no official position , remained the supreme source of political power . |
| 8 | It was the other solitary customer in the room who now held the boys ' attention . |
| 9 | This battle was a bitter , strongly contested affair , the Romans under Claudio Marcello defeating the Gauls who then held the city . |
| 10 | While Chaovalit 's own position had remained unresolved , however , there had been speculation that Chatichai ( who then held the Defence portfolio himself ) would block Suchinda 's candidature with a nomination of his own . |
| 11 | The man chosen to run this is 51-year-old Dr. John Spackman who previously held the rank of brigadier in the British Army running its computers . |
| 12 | Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide 's new chairman and chief executive is Charlotte Beers , who previously held the same position at US agency Tatham/RSCG . |