Example sentences of "held up at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too frequently I have made the mistake of buying fresh food once a week and either running out of organisational steam halfway through the week , so all the meals I had planned to cook have fallen by the wayside , or being held up at work or in some other way and grabbing fish and chips on the way home instead . |
| 2 | I start to apologize for being held up at work . |
| 3 | HEART-THROB singer Richard Marx was left shaking with fear after being held up at gunpoint by Chinese gangsters . |
| 4 | Like Mr Thompson they were held up at gunpoint by two men near their hotel . |
| 5 | A car salesman is recovering after being held up at gunpoint by a man posing as a customer . |
| 6 | ‘ I meant to get some food on my way home , but I got held up at college , ’ she explained , examining various other articles in the fridge with distaste . |
| 7 | A petrol station assistant and her friend have been held up at knifepoint . |
| 8 | While I 'm on a journey I 'm always looking for cones and sometimes I 'm fortunate enough to be held up at traffic works . |