Example sentences of "held an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , as New Scientist reported , true to its function ( as a barrister once said about a toilet roll revolving when stood on , causing injury ) the Home Office had held an exercise about an attack on Britain by the USSR . |
| 2 | The bottom room , with Its two huge grinding-wheels of burr-granite propped against the wall and its lingering smell of flour , still held an air of mystery , of time held in abeyance , of a place bereft of its purpose and meaning , so that he never entered it without a slight sense of desolation . |
| 3 | The authorities have apparently never held an inquest into nay prisoners death — including that of Saidi Safari — despite the requirement of the Inquests Act that they do so . |
| 4 | A list had already been published ( on April 1 ) of the 22 worst " abusers " of the House bank , those who had run account deficits which exceeded their next month 's pay for 20 per cent of the months in which they had held an account at the bank . |
| 5 | Bookworks , the publishers of artists ' books , recently held an exhibition of print works by women artists . |
| 6 | It has also held an exhibition of work by Grisha Bruskin entitled ‘ General Instructions — Other Name ’ , financed by the Marlborough Gallery , New York . |
| 7 | One had even held an appointment under Heath as minister of state for Employment . |
| 8 | Neil Kinnock , who will make his keynote speech today , said last night : ‘ It 's difficult for people who have held an opinion for a long time , and possibly have n't considered all of the aspects . |