Example sentences of "held [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Held through the night , he wrote the following morning : ‘ I am treated like I was at home . |
| 2 | The mood is held through the variety of each variation played by no means as diversion but as an exploration of the theme 's essence ( which Beethoven would of course have admired ) . |
| 3 | The massive funeral was held as the family of UFF murder victim Peter Gallagher said its sad farewells in Toomebridge . |
| 4 | What can be deduced from a self-portrait is often controversial ; a critic is especially likely to read into a self-portrait some opinion held about the artist . |
| 5 | A public meeting is being held about the hospital 's application for NHS Trust status . |
| 6 | This is a post-classical text , and different views have been held about the extent to which it correctly represents classical law , or any stage of classical law . |
| 7 | They swarmed like lice over the camp , and there was a battle being waged at the boat which men were trying to push out of the shallows whilst others held off the beasts . |
| 8 | ‘ Hold on to the sledge rails here — keep a loose grip or your hands get tired — try not to keep your foot on the brake ( a miniature snow hook held off the snow by an elasticated octopus grip ) or your other leg will get tired — do n't shout too much at the dogs or they get confused — the occasional quiet word is helpful — on downhills brake gently if you need to so that the line stays tight . ' |
| 9 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |
| 10 | On 6 April the USA declared war on Germany and on the following 8 May a conference was held between the US Shipping Board , the US Steamship Owners and the US International Seamen 's Union which resulted in what became known as the " Atlantic Agreement " which laid down manning levels , wages and bonuses . |
| 11 | The conversations which are held between the March hare and the mad hatter are complete nonsense . |
| 12 | After overwhelming 202:60 vote in the European Parliament for a ban on cosmetic testing involving animals , fresh negotiations will be held between the assembly and the EC Commission to seek a compromise . |
| 13 | Regional health authorities are waiting for news of their allocation and meetings are to be held between the hospice and Darlington Health Authority chiefs this week to discuss details of the services to benefit from the extra cash . |
| 14 | A meeting will be held between the company , the contractors , local businessmen and small entrepreneurs , to negotiate mechanisms for the supply and demand of goods and services . |
| 15 | A public discussion was held between the groups , the designers explaining how the machines would work . |
| 16 | Blake also took part in the joint planning meetings that were held between the CIA and MI6 during one of which , in December 1953 , the Berlin tunnel operation was approved . |
| 17 | I did the same with another strip around the right ankle and over the foot , so that it was held between the sole of the foot and the wooden backing of the old door . |
| 18 | A condition of the setting up of the Executive was that tri-partite talks should be held between the Westminster and Dublin governments and those Northern Ireland parties which were prepared to take part in the Executive . |
| 19 | Usually , this is mounted on a block of wood , which can be fixed to a bench or held between the knees . |
| 20 | There needs to be regular joint reviews held between the contractor and the school to find ways of improving the service offered to children . |
| 21 | Note the bowed head and lowered tail , held between the legs . |
| 22 | In many ports , joint meetings of shipowners and men were being held for the discussion of grievances . |
| 23 | Under s665(2) , a settlement shall not be deemed to be revocable by reason only : ( a ) that it contains a provision under which any income or assets will or may become payable to or applicable for the benefit of the settlor , or the wife or husband of the settlor , on the bankruptcy of the settlor 's child or in the event of an assignment of or charge on that income or those assets being executed by the settlor 's child ; or ( b ) that it provides for the determination of the settlement by the act or on the default of any person in such a manner that the determination will not , during the lifetime of the settlor 's child , benefit the settlor or the wife or husband of the settlor ; or ( c ) in the case of a settlement to which section 33 of the Trustee Act 1925 applies , that it directs income to be held for the benefit of the settlor 's child on protective trusts , unless the trust period is a period less than the life of the child or the settlement specifies some event on the happening of which the child would , if the income were payable during the trust period to him absolutely during that period , be deprived of the right to receive all or part of the income . |
| 24 | I therefore became very clearly aware of the potential that the university held for the whole of the East Sussex area . |
| 25 | At a ceilidh held for the Ukrainians at Seamill on the Monday evening , Pru Williams again excelled herself translating the name of the band , Chanty Dyke , and even managed to explain ‘ Holy Willie 's Prayer ’ as Jimmy Conn recited it . |
| 26 | On 19 March the Assembly started a series of debates on a motion to reject Sunningdale and the constitutional arrangements which led up to the conference , and there built up a demand from Loyalists that new elections should be held for the Assembly . |
| 27 | Direct elections were held for the presidency , the vice-presidency and the National Assembly in October 1985 [ see pp. 34146-48 ] . |
| 28 | A reception will be held for the runners and their supporters at the English Wine Centre . |
| 29 | The same ceremony is held for the birth of a boy or a girl . |
| 30 | A contingent headed for Plymouth and met their first serious resistance at Trematon Castle by Saltash , held for the King by Sir Richard Grenville . |