Example sentences of "were hold by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously investment trusts ' management expenses need to be paid and corporation tax paid , again reducing the value of the shares relative to the underlying assets if they were held by the investor . |
| 2 | By 1294 five-sixths of the castles within the duchy of Aquitaine were held by the nobility : thus , of 130 fortresses in the Agenais , only six were in ducal hands . |
| 3 | The practice will also apply where assets were held by the transferor on 31 March 1982 , unless actual consideration is given by the transferee . |
| 4 | So also , where an impoverished family left their accommodation on receipt of a distress warrant for rent arrears rather than wait for an eviction order , they were held by the House of Lords to have become homeless intentionally and this encouraged local housing authorities to require such orders before accepting such homeless applicants . |
| 5 | In contrast to the plight of every Republican incumbent , both the House and Senate were held by the president 's party , and by big majorities at that . |