Example sentences of "[noun sg] held [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herrick returned to the central desk and was busy a moment at the keyboard , then he returned , a thin film of transparent card held delicately between the fingers of his left hand . |
| 2 | Seawitch 's stern swung round , her bow held fast by the anchor chain as a sudden gust of wind caught her . |
| 3 | Derek started watching the six o'clock news on television that evening in a distracted mood , only for his attention to be seized by mention of the name Abberley during the preamble to film of a press conference held earlier in the day at Newbury Police Station . |
| 4 | He was alert , poised on the balls of his feet , the submachine carbine held easily at the port , but ready for use if need be . |
| 5 | With a little microphone held up to the telly ? |
| 6 | The definition of an inn is to be found in s.1(3) of the HPA 1956 — ‘ an establishment held out by the proprietor as offering food , drink and , if so required , sleeping accommodation , without special contract , to any traveller presenting himself who appears able and willing to pay a reasonable sum for the services and facilities provided and who is in a fit state to be received ’ . |
| 7 | The minutes of the Special General Meeting held immediately before the Annual General Meeting at , on the 30th May 1992 were printed on page 32 of The Embalmer , Vol.36 , No 2 , Spring 1993 . |
| 8 | According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of Dec. 3 the appointments were approved at an " unannounced and enlarged " CMC meeting held shortly after the conclusion of the congress . |
| 9 | The government had reaffirmed its intention of replacing some Sandinista police officers with former contras , during a five-day meeting held earlier in the month with representatives of the UN International Commission of Support and Verification ( CIAV ) and former contra leaders . |
| 10 | ( c ) Insert the bud under the lapels with the squared-off top held tight under the cross cut . |
| 11 | The ESPLANADE , on which witches were once burned at the stake , is the scene of the famous Military Tattoo held annually at the time of the International Festival . |
| 12 | The view of a matchbox held close to the viewer 's nose gave a clue to the multiple vision of Cubism and Futurism . |
| 13 | No , what they want is perfectly expressed in the simple banner held up during the Leipzig demonstrations : ‘ Freiheit ! ! ! ’ |
| 14 | Any changes to a style ( possibly to an ancestor style held centrally on the network ) will permeate to all other styles inheriting from this style . |
| 15 | And with a decent meal including large bottles of local beer for around £5 , there 's no reason why you ca n't treat yourself to the colourful ‘ Egyptian night out ’ with cabaret , belly dancing and a multi-course meal held regularly at the plush Ramses Hilton for about £25 . |
| 16 | It 's the Alternative Flower Show held annually in the village hall at Beadness , near Ainwick in Northumberland . |
| 17 | The window frame hung drunkenly across the cupboard in the corner with a piece of glass held together by the criss-crossed brown paper hanging down from it like a flag . |
| 18 | With the candle-flame held close to the page , listening for the measured tread of the warder on the stone-flagged corridor outside , he would allow his thoughts to escape to the sun-drenched wilderness of Coral Island ; to the wind-swept moors of Wuthering Heights . |
| 19 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
| 20 | They stayed on the footpath and Sergeant practised heeling while Master held tight to the lead . |
| 21 | Helping women to stay at home yet giving them an occupation , some money and a branch held out towards the wider community were all worthy goals in Laura 's eyes . |
| 22 | CUSSONS toiletries group Paterson Zochonis reported yesterday that sales of the Imperial Leather brand held up in the UK despite the recession , but the group 's products saw strongest growth overseas . |
| 23 | She decided to forgo the coffee , and rushed up to Hunter Ward , just as another patient was being wheeled back from Theatre , drip held aloft by the nurse . |
| 24 | This may have been one , incidental , reason why black and white held on till the mid 1960s for much drama and some kinds of comedy and thriller , and has since then been revived by New York-oriented ( therefore nonconformist ) directors like Scorsese and Woody Allen . |
| 25 | The show gathered momentum quickly and finished on a high that lasted through the party held afterwards at the neighbouring Holiday Inn . |