Example sentences of "was hold in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To mark the occasion a declaration of intent ceremony was held in the Central Gardens on Wednesday , watched by crowds of local people . |
| 2 | It is a tribute to the awe in which Indirect Rule was held in the 1920s that their pretensions were taken seriously : few deliberative bodies in history can have had a higher regard for themselves as repositories of political wisdom than did the Conference of Residents . |
| 3 | Later in the thirteenth century a Michaelmas Fair was held in the eastern suburbs , a source of perpetual disagreement about jurisdiction and tolls . |
| 4 | Against a backdrop of domestic economic crisis and growing international isolation following the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and in eastern Europe , the fourth congress of the ruling Cuban Communist Party ( PCC ) was held in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Oct. 10-14 . |
| 5 | Newtownabbey reader Alan Beattie writes to ask , through this column , if anyone else remembers a body building exhibition which was held in the then Husband Memorial Hall in Frederick Street back in 1964 or 65 . |
| 6 | The subject held one response button in each hand ; Yes and No buttons differed in size , and the Yes button was held in the preferred hand . |
| 7 | The local authority associations have also expressed concern at the likely impact of the Tunnel on peripheral regions , and a conference was held in the early Summer of 1989 to launch a Channel Tunnel initiative with the aim of ensuring that its benefits reach all parts of the UK. it focuses on the role of local authorities in attracting new businesses by providing the right infrastructure including good access to international rail passenger services at regional railheads , and effective freight transhipment points linked to the road network . |
| 8 | I suppose our earliest training course was held in the early 1950's . |
| 9 | Yes the briefing was held in the early hours of Monday morning . |
| 10 | The 10th Ministerial Conference of the Non-aligned Movement ( NAM ) was held in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Sept. 2-7 , chaired by Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings . |
| 11 | The ceilidh was held in the stable yard of the castle but as there was no lighting , festivities had to cease when it got dark ; great to live by nature 's principles like this , but a shame to stop when it was going so well ! |
| 12 | After the wedding , a reception was held in the New Farm Loch Community Centre , followed by a few days honeymoon in York . |
| 13 | It is not clear to what extent this view was held in the Low Country , but in Kandyan districts at that the ‘ crime is not , it is to be feared , regarded with sufficient gravity among Kandyans , except by the person victimised . ’ |
| 14 | 10–3 The second annual meeting of the Keills Music Class , taught by William Roundsfell of Persabus , was held in the female schoolhouse , and took the form of a soiree and concert . |
| 15 | ‘ Gordon was held in the highest regard , ’ said an Airbus spokesman . |
| 16 | St Colmcille 's Church is still being repaired after an arson attack , and Mass was held in the adjoining parochial hall , which was packed to overflowing . |
| 17 | The opening Cardiff session was held in the unlikely setting of the New Theatre . |
| 18 | A demonstration was held in the Slovak capital , Bratislava , on Oct. 28 , on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic , in support of a continuing federation . |
| 19 | Although fox hunting has not taken place in Hyde Park for many years , an impressive Hunt Ball was held in the Polish Hearth Club in Kensington last week for Shropshire 's United Pack . |
| 20 | A second round of exploratory talks was held in the Chinese capital on Nov. 17 , when it was agreed that Japanese restrictions on travel to North Korea would be lifted by April 1991 . |
| 21 | Betty was approached by the vicar 's wife at Hurley to start a class in 1966 , which because of her local influence , was held in the beautiful surroundings of Bisham Abbey . |
| 22 | The second International Congress on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS ) in Asia and the Pacific , sponsored by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) and the Indian government , was held in the Indian capital , New Delhi , on Nov. 8-12 . |
| 23 | Nor was there any question of hoarding treasure for a rainy day : a king 's status was related to his generosity and to the display of wealth ; hence Chilperic 's salver made to the glory of the Franks ; hence also the fact that on the death of the magnate Rauching , who can not have had an income comparable to that of a king , more treasure was found in his coffers than was held in the royal treasury . |
| 24 | To celebrate the success of this implant , a feast of foul unfood was held in the banner-decked Assimularum Hall , presided over by Commander Vladimir Pugh himself and the Masters of the Chapter . |
| 25 | To uncouple , the hook was held in the off position from a lever in the cab , and the tractor just drove away from it . |
| 26 | When the police tried to get them to accept a re-route through an entirely Catholic area , they abandoned the march altogether and confined the event to a rally which was held in the open air in a car park in Foyle Street . |
| 27 | A masterweaver in Persia or Anatolia was held in the same esteem as we hold Rembrandt or Vermeer , and even today there are some textile artists whose reputation and status are equivalent to those of any contemporary artist in the West . |
| 28 | The 16th Franco-African conference was held in the French resort of La Baule on June 20-21 . |