Example sentences of "were hold [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The body was found on the day that celebrations were held to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Sharpness to Gloucester canal . |
| 2 | In 1987 we were invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in the ‘ Celebrating Age ’ programme , and auditions were held to form a 55+ Team under the direction of Jean Parmiter . |
| 3 | Collections , raffles , sponsored events and a quiz night/disco were held to help the nurses raise the £3,000 they needed to make the trip . |
| 4 | As well as these purely ceremonial occasions , the Emperor attended two councils of war which were held to discuss the Crimean campaign . |
| 5 | The talks were held to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland and to commemorate Connolly , the Edinburgh-born socialist and Sinn Fein member executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising . |
| 6 | So much ill-will was generated towards the tramways that when — in January 1925 — public meetings were held to discuss an extension of the Layton route to Hoo Hill near Layton Station , it was rejected by a vote of the ratepayers . |
| 7 | The leading highway authority , R v Hutchings ( 1881 ) 6 QBD 300 , where the justices were held to have no jurisdiction , did not help the plaintiffs . |
| 8 | where the facts were similar , the defendants were held to have no exemption upon the interpretation of their statute . |