Example sentences of "[prep] be held by the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This all-time low was worsened by news of Lance Henly 's death but the much-loved man had bequeathed his gold watch to the Club which was to be held by the winner of the Lovell Bowl .
2 ( FCA ) of who had been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.32 in that in High Wycombe between 31 March 1989 and 14 June 1991 it failed to notify clients in writing of the amount and terms of commission received as a result of advice given to those clients and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 5.03 in that in High Wycombe between 31 March 1989 and 14 June 1991 it failed to give notice to its Bank that all money standing to the credit of its Investment Business Client Bank Account was to be held by the firm as a trustee or agent within the terms of the regulation was reprimanded , fined £l , 000 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs .
3 The record for ambition to be speedy seems to be held by the Selangor State government in Malaysia , which announced in 1988 that it was now ‘ possible for applications to be approved in one day ’ .
4 If Grand Met refused to send someone to Darlington , tenants in the town may lobby a recruiting roadshow due to be held by the company in the NorthEast on March 6 .
5 After weeks of discussion , the sides failed to agree terms , either over the crown of France or over the lands to be held by the English , and under what conditions .
6 Institutional shareholders prefer an employee trust to an option scheme , as it will not dilute their equity in the company ; this is because an option scheme established by a company usually provides for options to subscribe shares , whereas an employee trust can be empowered to grant options over shares already in issue and which come to be held by the trust , as where an employee leaves and sells his shares to the trustees .
7 Lastly , all that Louis IX abandoned in favour of Henry III — his fiefs and domains in Limousin , Quercy , and Périgord ( the so-called ‘ three dioceses ’ ) and all that remained to the Plantagenets of the ancient duchy of Aquitaine — was to be held by the king of England as an hereditary fief .
8 The conference was the first to be held by the union since the 1981 convention which had followed its first registration as a legal union [ see p. 31213 ] .
9 The clerkship of a licensing board is not to be held by the incumbent of a particular office but is to be held by an officer appointed and employed by the appropriate district or islands council .
10 75 ( 1 ) The Limitation Acts shall apply to registered land in the same manner and to the same extent as those Acts apply to land not registered , except that where , if the land were not registered , the estate of the person registered as proprietor would be extinguished , such estate shall not be extinguished but shall be deemed to be held by the proprietor for the time being in trust for the person who , by virtue of the said Acts , has acquired title against any proprietor , but without prejudice to the estates and interests of any other person interested in the land whose estate or interest is not extinguished by those Acts .
11 A referendum on the constitution , to be held by the end of the year , would be followed by multiparty elections to a reinstated National Assembly and Senate .
12 ON Saturday , 3rd October , the Cathedral Local Centre in Lancaster saw members , friends and well-wishers of the Lancaster Life Group , tripping the light fantastic — with varying degrees of success but no shortage of enthusiasm and enjoyment — at the first Barn Dance to be held by the group .
13 British Rail is conducting an internal inquiry , but the inquiry that I have announced today , which is to be held by the Health and Safety Executive , will be a public inquiry under the Regulation of Railways Act 1871 .
14 A concert is to be held by The East Layton Singers to raise money for repairs to Great Stainton church on Saturday , March 21 , at Bishopton Village Hall .
15 During his visit Kozyrev made a plea for the release of Russian prisoners of war ( POWs ) believed to be held by the mujaheddin .
16 This is probably not necessary if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of a court order ( which will be sufficient evidence in itself ) , but it is strongly advised if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of an agreement reached between them .
17 This is probably not necessary if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of a court order ( which will be sufficient evidence in itself ) , but it is strongly advised if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of an agreement reached between them .
18 If the shares are not claimed after , say , six months they will be sold and the proceeds and dividends paid into a separate bank account to be held by the trustee for the further period of 6 or 12 years .
19 Two , a lump sum to be held by the town council , to be used as a form of grant , or financial support for low income families , students , unemployed , etcetera , on production of the relevant proof , erm , depending on the individual 's needs , this could be either a full financial or part financial support for an activity of the person 's choice , and this scheme could be used purely for Ottery based people .
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