Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] hold [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The party reacted with unnecessary embarrassment and defensiveness to government attacks on general talks it has been holding with the Greens , and its desire , as part of its traditional Ostpolitik , to press on with contacts with the Communist party in East Berlin despite the sudden surge of open opposition to the government by East German citizens . |
| 2 | It has been held under the drink/driving law that the object of requiring the officer to be ‘ in uniform ’ was to ensure that the constable would be easily recognised as such by the public . |
| 3 | The fair was known as Barnaby Fair as it was held on the old Feast of St Barnabas on the 22nd June ; more recently it has been held on the Tuesday nearest this date . |
| 4 | A memorial service has been held for the survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives in an air crash fifty years ago . |
| 5 | A memorial service has been held for the survivors and relatives of those who lost their lives in an air crash fifty years ago . |
| 6 | I suggest that the best aid that could be given to East Timor would be an arms embargo on Indonesia until an independent United Nations inquiry has been held into the slaughter of many defenceless men , women and children by the Indonesian army . |
| 7 | It has been held by the Court of Appeal in one instance , that the ‘ employer 's conduct ’ which entitles an employee to resign is conduct which ‘ fundamentally breaches ’ the employment contract . |
| 8 | It has been held by the Court of Appeal that the privilege against self-incrimination can be invoked in this context where , accepting the facts as alleged by the plaintiff , there is a reasonable apprehension on the part of the defendant that he might be prosecuted in the United Kingdom . |
| 9 | Even within types of offence , it has been held by the NIRC ( Hudson ( Birmingham ) Ltd v Winsper , 1973 ) that there are ‘ grades ’ of criminality . |
| 10 | The country 's top paragliding experts were staging a national competition … the first time it 's been held in the region . |
| 11 | It 's been held in the town each year for decades , but this time local people say it 's got out of hand and is ruining the area . |
| 12 | It 's been held in the town each year for decades , but this time local people say it 's got out of hand and is ruining the area . |