Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] hold for " in BNC.
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| 1 | — Special presentation parties were held for George Flowers , treasurer of Framwellgate Moor Workmen 's Club , who has retired after 30 years service and for Consett Station Social Club steward Freddie Emmerson on his retirement . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 4 | Updated refresher training sessions were held for plant operators and new reporting procedures brought in to cover routine monitoring . |
| 5 | As part of the survey , open diagnostic workshops were held for women to share their experiences and ideas for a better future for women at the Bar . |
| 6 | The 58th British Services International Alpine Ski Championships were held for the second year running in Megève . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 9 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 10 | Sachs therefore concluded that the syntax of sentences is held for only a short time , after which only their meaning is retained . |
| 11 | Short term assets are held for investment opportunities , and the government 's privatisation programme , coupled with high interest rates on liquid assets may explain the increased popularity of cash and other short term assets in recent years . |
| 12 | Short-term liquid assets are held for active trading purposes and for buying long-term investments . |
| 13 | Significantly , when elections were held for the new parliament , the German politicians refused to participate . |
| 14 | In October 1946 elections were held for the Interim Legislature . |
| 15 | Direct elections were held for the presidency , the vice-presidency and the National Assembly in October 1985 [ see pp. 34146-48 ] . |
| 16 | At the same time elections were held for 37 of the 46 seats in the Ständerat ( upper house ) in 20 of the 26 cantons and half-cantons . |
| 17 | Following political reforms in May 1990 which abolished the leading role of the MPRP , multiparty elections were held for the first time in July 1990 , to the Little and Great Hurals , and to local Hurals in the 18 provinces and three municipalities [ see pp. 37609-10 ; p. 37656 ] . |
| 18 | Also on March 22 the first round of cantonal elections were held for 2,025 general councillors ( including 79 overseas ) , with a second round on March 29 [ for last cantonal elections in 1985 see p. 36705 ] . |
| 19 | Continuing a process of democratization which began with the election of all 950 members for the Tirupati plenum by the party 's rank and file , elections were held for the first time in more than 20 years for party posts including the 10 elective posts in the party 's most senior decision-making body , the Congress working committee ( CWC ) . |
| 20 | Elections were held for a number of other posts on Sept. 23-24 . |
| 21 | In January and February , three seminars were held for centres that will be piloting general SVQs for the first time from next session . |
| 22 | By the end of his testimony , North had become a haircut , a logo for T-shirts , a doll , a cocktail , a hero sandwich ( ’ red-blooded American beef , a little bologna , shredded lettuce , Swiss cheese ’ ) , a hamburger ( ’ secret sauce from an old Iranian recipe ’ ) and a design for boxer shorts ; vigils were held for him , and the hamlet of Ollie , Iowa ( population 230 ) was besieged with fascinated enquiries . |
| 23 | The two men were held for several hours by more than 100 students who occupied the Ministry of Education in protest at the non-payments of grants and university registration procedures . |
| 24 | Fertility rites were held for her , from which men were excluded , and phallic symbols such as piglets , snakes and pine cones were used to decorate her shrine and thus encourage the generation of seed in the earth . |
| 25 | Regional competitions were held for most indoor sports like billiards , snooker and darts ; many deaf institutes had their soccer teams with the B.D.D.A. 's annual Healey Cup being keenly fought for . |
| 26 | The shares are held for a year and then sold for $27 each . |
| 27 | Organisations participating in Compact will be asked to ensure that a targeted number of jobs are held for " Compact " students . |
| 28 | Annual holiday camps are held for boys and girls from poorer families who otherwise would not get away , with costs paid by the RUC ; these are so popular that parents ring requesting that their children be allowed to go again . |
| 29 | Occasional special evenings are held for guests ' entertainment and on Fridays a cold buffet is served . |
| 30 | In addition , potential shareholders were offered telephone vouchers or a bonus share issue if the shares were held for a period of three years , in order to try to prevent the immediate sale of shares after the issue . |