Example sentences of "[being] held [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple , arrested after a lengthy intelligence operation , are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 2 | The administration strongly opposed the bill , arguing that it would violate existing textile agreements with 38 countries , would undermine two multinational agreements , and would severely damage the current " Uruguay Round " of trade talks being held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 3 | Three other men arrested later are still being held under the PTA at central London police stations . |
| 4 | Woodworking and DIY workshops are also being held during the exhibition , where leading exponents of their crafts will be demonstrating . |
| 5 | Festivals are being held across the County of Humberside throughout the year . |
| 6 | In many ports , joint meetings of shipowners and men were being held for the discussion of grievances . |
| 7 | An inquiry into the killing of over 50 striking workers in Gdansk in December 1970 led in December 1990 to the arrest of three generals and five colonels , and in the same month it was announced that investigations were being held into the introduction of martial law in 1981 . |
| 8 | A public meeting is being held about the hospital 's application for NHS Trust status . |
| 9 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 10 | The Centenary mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 11 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 12 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 13 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 14 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 15 | FOOTBALL : The third B and M Windows five-a-side tournament is being held at the Oak Leaf sports complex , Newton Aycliffe , on Monday . |
| 16 | The event is being held at the King 's Hall and includes wines from Italy , Spain , Germany , France and the United States . |
| 17 | Shirley branch has now been trading for 3O years , and to celebrate its birthday a dinner-dance is being held at the Novotel Hotel in Southampton on October 16 . |
| 18 | They are Tony Bevan , William MacIlraith , Robert Mason , Hughie O'Donoghue , Terry Setch , whose powerful exhibition of the flotsam of Cardiff Bay is being held at the Camden Arts Centre ( to 5 July ) , and Victor Willing . |
| 19 | A public inquiry is being held at The Village Hall , Chwilog on Tuesday , June 29 . |
| 20 | A 70s disco is being held at the Village Hall on Friday between 8pm and midnight to raise money for the playgroup . |
| 21 | Silent K(n)ite being held at the edge of the wind window , displays its Rogallo form . |
| 22 | ‘ Smorfia napoletana ’ ( Neapolitan grimace ) is the title of an exhibition of the work of thirty contemporary Italian painters , being held at the Musée-galerie de la Seita until 23 May . |
| 23 | The teenagers from Cherwell School are up against some stiff competition from 11 other schools in the regional final of a national choral event being held at the Wytham Theatre in Swindon , and although confident they 'll do well , choir mistress , Anna Haxworth is n't assuming her score will win a place in the London final next month . |
| 24 | Face to Face with Tutankhamun , an ‘ exhibition within an exhibition ’ is being held at the Tutankhamun Exhibition , Dorchester . |
| 25 | A guest , Mr Prentice , is attending an important luncheon being held at the hotel ; a very hysterical lady who says she is Mrs Prentice comes to the reception desk and demands that Mr Prentice be found as she wishes to speak to him . |
| 26 | A FASHION show with a difference is being held at the Beechlawn House Hotel in Dunmurry next Wednesday . |
| 27 | Arrested : A distraught Ms Gibson shouts to reporters after being held at the airport |
| 28 | for the past ten he 's dominated the world of barefoot … this weekend … he skies in the British national Championships which are being held at the Cirencester Club in the Cotswold water park … |
| 29 | A service is being held at the accident spot this evening and a memorial service is to take place at St Mary 's Church in Moredon on Sunday . |
| 30 | Regular exhibitions of members ' work are organised by the society , the annual exhibition being held at the City Art Gallery . |