Example sentences of "[noun sg] held [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The aging houngan 's grim facade held for a moment , then dissolved into a spray of laughter lines as he smiled . |
2 | This paragraph provides a revealing insight into the narrow view of the offence of rape held by a majority of the Committee 's members . |
3 | Joke ) ; in which Connon swung a metal bar held like a spear into his wife 's forehead ( jealous rage ? did n't fit . |
4 | Notes : Cash held by a bank must be sufficient to meet customer needs . |
5 | The simplest example of redundancy is to imagine a personnel record held in a computer system . |
6 | ’ This fragment from the dead planet Ichael , ’ Posi then added , ’ is part of a nearly forgotten data package held at a university on Quarley 's World , a planet located on the Rim Beyond the Rim ’ . |
7 | At a press conference held before a walkabout in the town centre he said the insurance industry had increased the premiums on ‘ hot ’ hatchbacks often the target for joyriders . |
8 | THE children 's leukaemia clinic at Middlesbrough General Hospital will benefit from a charity event held at a town centre nightclub this week . |
9 | A WOMAN held as a sex slave for six hours yesterday began to whisper to detectives the full story of her horrific ordeal . |
10 | It also covers data held manually which can be identified using a code held on a computer . |
11 | A belief held by a number of software designers is that if the software is properly designed then there should be no need for an emulator ; it should work first time . |
12 | Even where relatives or friends purchase a policy on behalf of an elderly person , the insurance companies reserve the right , for instance , to re-negotiate a policy held through a company when the person reaches retirement age . |
13 | The dead eye was shuttered under a black patch held by a cord that went under one ear then reappeared , coming out of the hairline and down across the forehead . |
14 | I thought it was marvellous opportunity to do it that way , each subject held in a bay and in strictly chronological order . |
15 | Information held by a body , whether or not obtained in pursuit of our statutory activities , and collected at any date . |
16 | Transputers for Geometric Modelling : Parallel algorithms for use in graphics application ; Manipulation and display of a model held as a wire line model , of a model built using constructive solid geometry and of a model based on the spatial enumeration cuboids ; Accessing pixel-based data in an ordering which is that of a cubic spiral . |
17 | The red light that shines out from high up in the nave roofing indicates the position of a True Nail held in a glass reliquary at the centre of a crucifix . |
18 | Unit trusts must buy back any units investors wish to sell , at the prevailing price , and so investors can obtain liquidity at any time , although of course if instant liquidity is required the transaction may have to be carried out at unfavourable prices , and so units should be thought of as long term investments with a deposit account held at a bank or building society for liquid funds . |
19 | A set of principles of ‘ functional ’ town planning was established , enshrined in a document drawn up at the fourth congress held aboard a liner cruising between Marseilles and Athens : hence the Athens Charter , 1933 . |
20 | The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too . |
21 | A euro-currency is a time deposit held in a bank located outside the country ( or central bank 's jurisdiction ) responsible for the currency in which the deposit is denominated , e.g. a dollar time deposit held in any bank 's branch in London or a DM time deposit held in any bank 's branch in Luxembourg ( both financial centres are outside the USA and West Germany respectively ) . |
22 | The term DIG-FILE means Device Independent Graphics File , which is a digital map held in a disc file . |
23 | Ownership of the freehold is defined as ownership in ’ fee simple absolute in possession ’ and under the Crown land held by a freeholder is in perpetuity as absolute owner . |
24 | ‘ We prefer to have working capital rather than interest from money held in a Trust account , so we expect to apply for a bonding arrangement in the future , ’ adds Ms Burrows . |
25 | Law Society rules provide for the way client money held by a solicitor should be accounted for , and the rules currently require solicitors to submit an annual accountant 's report . |
26 | The dollar deposit is money within the context of the US economy while the euro-dollar deposit is near money held by a bank branch in an offshore money market , e.g. London . |
27 | Sea-urchin gastrula held in a nylon net |
28 | They also earned £112,000 from dividends and interest held in a trust operated on their behalf by independent investment advisers . |