Example sentences of "held [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was held down on the bed whilst a variety of sexual acts were performed on her . |
| 2 | Missed departure cover is particularly important because there is more chance of being held up on the way to the airport in winter than in summer . |
| 3 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 4 | Blair kicked a penalty five minutes later , and five minutes before half-time Hastings scored the easiest of pushover tries after centre Paul Archer had initially been held up on the line . |
| 5 | Emergency grain deliveries from Syria and the USA were reportedly held up on the Turkish border . |
| 6 | Highfield came back strongly and should have scored in front of the posts but lost possession their hooker was held up on the line , their only reward was a penalty from their captain Terry Dillon . |
| 7 | Following a tap penalty Mark Willis and Wilkinson were both held up on the line before McGrath touched down and Mike Robson converted . |
| 8 | So perhaps four and a half hours , if we do n't get held up on the M twenty five , four and a half hours would do so that , if we leave here at two , we could be there , you know , well by seven . |
| 9 | And you may also be held up on the A three six one at Wardington where there are some temporary traffic lights , that 's just north of Banbury . |
| 10 | The commandos , who belong to a 55-strong group of US military advisers in El Salvador , had held out on the sixth floor of the annexe during the siege .. |