Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [be] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Although they were held in the shadow of the assassinations of President Ranasinghe Premadasa and an opposition leader , Lalith Athulathmudali , and in sharp contrast to the provincial elections held in 1988 , not a gun was fired . |
| 2 | Obviously investment trusts ' management expenses need to be paid and corporation tax paid , again reducing the value of the shares relative to the underlying assets if they were held by the investor . |
| 3 | While the maximum that can be saved by an individual aged over 16 is £20 a month , more than one SAYE account can be held by the saver — provided they are held with the same institution and are opened at least one month apart . |
| 4 | I did , yes , erm , when erm , we thought our prisoner was finished the co-ordinators wrote to me and said would I be interested , would our group be interested in erm , writing to Yugoslavia 's still , because with the Civil War going on there 's lots of cases coming up , for example there was a whole hospital full of patients that were taken prisoner I do n't know if they were actually physically removed or whether they were held in the hospital without access to medical treatment for something like ten days , and erm , Saria did say she 'd help me last time and I wrote back and said yes , two of us could write once a month , well they 're taken that very liberally and , and , got two or three things from the already and erm , if anyone else is interested in writing an odd letter say once a month to Yugoslavia maybe they could erm , let me know later on . . |
| 5 | Confusion brought the colour faintly to her cheeks and she swallowed hard , her mouth strangely dry as she was held within the intimate circle of his embrace . |
| 6 | Now , when I touch his cheek with my finger , he responds normally , but not as quickly as he responds when he is held to the breast . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As he was held between the conflicting pressures of wind and water , so he was caught between the desire to reach Mariana and offer her comfort and the need to husband his remaining strength — but he knew that the husbanding of his strength was paramount if they were to survive . |