Example sentences of "[noun] [being] hold for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no longer as large an area in which to transport cattle secretly away from the scene of the crime and in which to hide animals being held for ransom . |
| 2 | FIVE Irishmen arrested in an early-morning raid on a Cheltenham hotel yesterday were last night being held for questioning under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 3 | It is thought that up to 48 SAAF aircraft could be converted , with just a few of the original piston-engined airframes being held for museum use . |
| 4 | An amnesty was also granted to a number of unidentified people being held for breach of national security . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Police were unwilling to comment in detail on the problem yesterday , with inquiries continuing into the Three Star killing and a man being held for questioning . |
| 7 | A CHINESE man was dead as scores of Chinese being held for deportation attacked guards in an attempt to escape from a detention camp in Honduras , authorities said last night . |