Example sentences of "being held [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple , arrested after a lengthy intelligence operation , are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 2 | Three other men arrested later are still being held under the PTA at central London police stations . |
| 3 | The administration strongly opposed the bill , arguing that it would violate existing textile agreements with 38 countries , would undermine two multinational agreements , and would severely damage the current " Uruguay Round " of trade talks being held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 4 | Woodworking and DIY workshops are also being held during the exhibition , where leading exponents of their crafts will be demonstrating . |
| 5 | Festivals are being held across the County of Humberside throughout the year . |
| 6 | I hope that I will have an opportunity to meet many students in the forthcoming series of meetings being held through the regional actuarial societies . |
| 7 | In early April two young farm labourers , Valdecir Ferreira and Altair Gomes , narrowly escaped death when a mob 1,500-strong stormed and set fire to the prison where they were being held for the gory knife murder of a taxi-driver , in the state of Parana . |
| 8 | In 1968 , President Kaunda addressed the International press Institute 's annual assembly , then being held for the first time in an independent , black-ruled African nation : African countries , he said , had ‘ gone out of their way ’ to encourage the foreign press to report African affairs . |
| 9 | In many ports , joint meetings of shipowners and men were being held for the discussion of grievances . |
| 10 | The previous November , the government had assented to the idea of an annual White Paper on expenditure and a debate , the paper being published and the debate being held for the first time in the winter of 1969–70 . |
| 11 | An inquiry into the killing of over 50 striking workers in Gdansk in December 1970 led in December 1990 to the arrest of three generals and five colonels , and in the same month it was announced that investigations were being held into the introduction of martial law in 1981 . |
| 12 | A public meeting is being held about the hospital 's application for NHS Trust status . |
| 13 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 14 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 15 | The arrangements for the service were made by the Rotary Club of Arcadia , the service being held at the graveside of the British Plot in Oak Ridge Cemetery . |
| 16 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 17 | The Centenary mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 18 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 19 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 20 | IAT 's Air Tournament International 92 is being held at the A&AEE Boscombe Down on the 13th and 14th , and promises more than 400 aircraft taking part statically and in each day 's eight-hour flying display . |
| 21 | Silent K(n)ite being held at the edge of the wind window , displays its Rogallo form . |
| 22 | Regular exhibitions of members ' work are organised by the society , the annual exhibition being held at the City Art Gallery . |
| 23 | It is believed both men were being held at the high-security Paddington Green police station last night . |
| 24 | Nearly 500 people arrested after the rebel attacks were still being held at the time of the AI visit . |
| 25 | Catalogues include one published by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux to mark the major Martial Raysse retrospective being held at the Jeu de Paume , Figures du moderne . |
| 26 | However , UI chief Peter Cunningham , speaking from the dais , alluded to discussions that were being held at the highest levels and suggested that they were very close to some sort of agreement . |
| 27 | This year 's UniForum Asia show is hosted by UniForum Singapore , and is being held at the Marina Mandarin Hotel from August 25–28 . |
| 28 | A guest , Mr Prentice , is attending an important luncheon being held at the hotel ; a very hysterical lady who says she is Mrs Prentice comes to the reception desk and demands that Mr Prentice be found as she wishes to speak to him . |
| 29 | A major exhibition , ‘ From Viking to Crusader : the Scandinavians and Europe 800–1200 ’ is being held at the Grand Palais until 12 July , supported by related events at the Swedish , Danish and Finnish cultural centres . |
| 30 | ‘ Smorfia napoletana ’ ( Neapolitan grimace ) is the title of an exhibition of the work of thirty contemporary Italian painters , being held at the Musée-galerie de la Seita until 23 May . |