Example sentences of "[was/were] held [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff 's horse ate some leaves and died and the defendants were held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher . |
| 2 | Everywhere else the ground was held solid under the rain by the vast grip of the vegetation which had so rapidly sprung up . |
| 3 | In Bank of Montreal v. Stuart and Shears and Sons Ltd. v. Jones , 128 L.T. 218 the security given by the wife was held unenforceable in the absence of independent advice . |
| 4 | An omnibus company was held liable for the act of one of its drivers , who overturned a rival omnibus while racing with it and obstructing it , although directions had been issued to the driver forbidding such conduct . |
| 5 | The pump manufacturer was held liable for the value of the lobsters ( property damage ) but not for the costs of buying and attempting to repair the pumps . |
| 6 | The defendant was held liable for the loss , as the thief 's act did not break the chain of causation . |