Example sentences of "[prep] be hold for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maze fugitive Jim Smyth , 38 , was released in San Francisco after being held for passport offences . |
| 2 | These elections were the first to be held for offices above the lowest administrative level since China became a republic in 1911 and the fist nationwide elections for People 's Congresses since the outset of the Cultural Revolution . |
| 3 | The terrified inhabitants are either burned or led away with their hands tied to be held for ransom . |
| 4 | All that unpopularity in the country or in the Commons manages to achieve is a revolt by a handful of predictable Tory rebels , a few careful speeches about the need to present policy better , and a vague anxiety about the results of an election not due to be held for years . |
| 5 | In 1933 a scheme was launched for classes to be held for schoolboys during the autumn term under the management of the Corinthians , the amateur club , with Arsenal as sponsors and Chapman taking classes in basic skills , positional play and training . |