Example sentences of "was hold up in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I changed buses there was just time to get the sweets and bananas — the bananas were very good today ; and on the other bus there was a nice driver who said that if I sat near the front he would let me off at the crossing if he was held up in the traffic , instead of my going on to the bus stop and having to walk back ; because of the rain . ’ |
| 2 | She was most welcoming and wanted their children to have their friends in , she was a neighbourly woman , but if those children were still what she called ‘ hanging around ’ by the time dinner was ready and she was held up in the business of getting the evening meal dealt with , it put her out . |
| 3 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six-yard box to poke the ball home . |
| 4 | Toman 's curling left wing corner was held up in the wind and Borthwick reacted first in a crowded six yard box to poke the ball home . |
| 5 | Mrs Salmon obviously wanted her to because she told everyone who was held up in the bread queue of her daughter 's ‘ interlectual prowess ’ , whatever that meant . |