Example sentences of "was held [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first , ‘ Introduction to Effective Management ’ was held over a Friday/Saturday in a hotel . |
| 2 | Called ‘ hot black ’ , it consisted of a stick of black greasepaint of which a small spoonful was held over a lit candle ; when it was melted , blobs of the hot grease would be put on each eyelash with a hairpin . |
| 3 | The weekend 's spectacular was held at a surprise but successful venue , a specially-converted showjumping arena in the tiny Co Cork market town of Millstreet . |
| 4 | And always it gave time to fit the second shaft and loose the second volley , and redouble the boiling turmoil that was held at a distance by nothing more deadly — but there was nothing more deadly ! — than cloth-yard shafts of wood and steel flighted with a handful of feathers . |
| 5 | The prosecution alleged the cock-fight was held at a roadside lay-by . |
| 6 | The summit was held at a time when the internal and external relations of a number of the SAARC members were in a state of turmoil . |
| 7 | But that Moorish Negress was so skilful in drawing the Turkish bow , that it was held for a marvel , and it is said that they called her in Arabic Nugueymat Turya , which is to say , the Star of the Archers . |
| 8 | The tableau was held for a moment , and the curtain swiftly fell . |
| 9 | This was toast which was held on a toasting fork and was pressed against the bars so that the bread was scorched , it was then quickly turned ninety degrees so that it finished up with a grid pattern rather like a leaded window . |
| 10 | A certain amount of ill-feeling was aroused when an inquest was held on a patient who had died after transfer from the County Hospital to St. Peter 's . |
| 11 | Second , the event was held on a day when the University , Art College and other institutions were closed , making traffic density much lighter than usual . |
| 12 | However it just so happens the last time an election was n't on a Thursday was in er I think it was nineteen thirty one when it was held on a Tuesday . |
| 13 | It was held on a repayment claim by the taxpayer on behalf of the children that , as contended by the Crown , there was an arrangement of assets constituting a settlement within what is now TA 1988 , s670 and TA 1988 , s663 that the transaction was not a bona fide commercial transaction . |
| 14 | During my first year at the Boys ' School in 1922 , Bonfire Night was held on a Saturday ; November 5th falling on a Sunday that year . |
| 15 | Tyndale was held as a prisoner in the castle of Vilforde near Brussels for sixteen months . |
| 16 | Miles , who has already conceded half a point to Ian Rogers , had a lucky escape when he was held to a draw by the New Zealand champion Martin Dreyer . |
| 17 | Big-punching Wharton is also free of the agony in his right hand that plagued him for months and reduced him to a one-armed fighter when he was held to a draw by Londoner Lou Gent in November . |
| 18 | Her silvery hair was held by a ribbon of the same blue shade as her bed-jacket , and there was pink in her cheeks . |
| 19 | Each wrist was held by a handcuff on the end of a length of chain . |
| 20 | Secondly , and in this case a matter of particular importance , was the fact that the duchy of Aquitaine was held by a king who , for purposes of this treaty , had become a vassal of another king . |
| 21 | Mogul of Ireland was 75 per cent owned by its Canadian parent , while the remaining 25 per cent was held by a company with substantial British shareholding . |
| 22 | He was also entitled to various rights when the land was held by a minor . |
| 23 | But it was held by a chain on its leg and soon subsided , fluttering . |
| 24 | However , connections were unfortunate to come up against a fine-tuned Remittance Man last March and , although Katabatic ran a cracker , mounting a ferocious challenge up the final climb , he was held by a length at the line . |
| 25 | However , he was unfortunate to come up against a finely-tuned Remittance Man last March and , although Katabatic ran a cracker , mounting a ferocious challenge up the final climb , he was held by a length at the line . |
| 26 | During the personal reign of Louis XIV from 1661 onwards the post was held by a succession of distinctly able men — Lionne , Pomponne , Colbert de Croissy , Torcy — and the administrative machine which they controlled grew substantially in size and complexity . |
| 27 | T'zin reached out and took a cup of wine from a tray which was held by a N'pani who stood nearby . |
| 28 | Each rope was held by a team of twenty men who spread out in various directions . |
| 29 | For discussion of " partnership " and transfer from individual licence holder to partnership , see Singh and Kaur v. Kirkcaldy District Licensing Board , 1988 S.L.T. 286 , where it was decided that the licence was held by a partnership with a separate legal persona and that the board were not entitled to look behind that persona at the partners as individuals . |
| 30 | As the last concert was held in a field in a howling wind , my grandfather sang one of his favourite Burns songs ; O' aa the Airts the Wind can Blaw . |