Example sentences of "[noun sg] were hold by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A majority of seats on the 71-member council were held by the Eelam People 's Revolutionary Liberation Front ( EPRLF ) [ see p. 37007 ] , which had been supported by the Indian troop presence . |
| 2 | In 1960 , 94 per cent of House seats in the South were held by the Democrats , a figure that declined to 68 per cent by 1972 . |
| 3 | A quarter of the tenements were freehold ; the rest were held by the normal Shropshire tenure of leases for three lives , with a large entry fine and a nominal annual rent . |
| 4 | In contrast to the plight of every Republican incumbent , both the House and Senate were held by the president 's party , and by big majorities at that . |
| 5 | On the coast , the middling types of position were held by the mestizos , the people of mixed race which could include African , European , and Chinese . |