Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] hold [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emergency grain deliveries from Syria and the USA were reportedly held up on the Turkish border . |
| 2 | Negotiations for an estimated £1,500 million ( approximately equivalent to $2,700 million ) arms sale from the United Kingdom agreed in September 1988 [ see p. 36558 ] were initially held up following the Malaysian government 's request for extra landing rights at London 's Heathrow airport for the Malaysian Airline System , to which the UK government eventually acceded in March 1989 , leaving the way open for individual contracts to be signed . |
| 3 | A potential consignment was purportedly held back in the hope of a higher price . |
| 4 | Action was also held back by the need to reform local finance which both Reports recommended . |
| 5 | Both the car and the trailer were badly damaged , but because the glider was securely held in by the fittings , it survived the trailer going over on to its side without damage . |