Example sentences of "[noun] be hold for [noun sg] " 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 Updated refresher training sessions were held for plant operators and new reporting procedures brought in to cover routine monitoring .
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 In a further six-hour operation by security forces in five villages on June 24 , 300 people were held for questioning , and two people were shot dead on June 26 .
6 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 .
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 .
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