Example sentences of "[adj] held [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all held in the grand hall . |
| 2 | This imposes a very onerous obligation on the defenders ' agents and their insurers because the list must cover not only those documents in the hands of the solicitor or the insurer , but also those held by the insured . |
| 3 | ‘ Counter cultures ’ are groups of people within society whose values and norms are different from and go against those held in the wider society . |
| 4 | Amongst them is quaint Braemar , home of the famous Highland games , first held in the 10th century … friendly Ballater , where many of the local shops proudly display the Royal Warrant … and of course the Royal fairy-tale castle of BALMORAL , nestling in the lush pine forests of the Dee Valley which is open May , June and July . |
| 5 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper Ms Lyles noted that while there have been major surveys of British watercolours in recent years ( such as that held at the British Museum in 1985 ) these have tended to be in-house shows , with the emphasis on highlights from individual collections . |
| 6 | The professorship , which was last held by the late Professor Martin Harrison , is one of the 12 established chairs under the Board of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores , complementing the Lincoln Professorship of Classical ( Greek ) Archaeology and Art . |
| 7 | The stage is empty save for two cloaked FIGURES sprawled on the ground in the approximate positions last held by the dead SPIES . |
| 8 | Immediately the whole stage is lit up , revealing , upstage , arranged in the approximate positions last held by the dead TRAGEDIANS , the tableau of court and corpses which is the last scene of Hamlet . |