Example sentences of "of [noun sg] held [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the vast majority of cases , parts required by the dealer can be supplied within 24 hours from the massive range of part held in stock .
2 They included several prisoners of conscience held in connection with an alleged conspiracy in September 1989 led by Major Courage Quarshigah , and Corporal Moses Harlley .
3 A pane of glass in one of the ground floor flats had been broken , replaced hastily with just a sheet of newspaper held in place by masking tape .
4 Plant cells contain a vacuole of water held in place by a cellulose cell wall ( above left ) , and leaves wilt if the water evaporates faster than it can be replaced ( below ) .
5 It 's one of the toughest tests of endurance held on water , but at one stage the organisers considered calling it off , after storms caused river levels to rise .
6 Modern F&B managers would delight at the instructions to waitresses to ‘ only half fill the Cups with Coffee ( unless asked to fill them up ) and add Boiled Milk but do not quite fill the Cups ’ , or , for dinner , ‘ Begin at Right end of each Division and with a Bill of Fare held in front of each Person , at each course , ask , naming the article , what they will have . ’
7 ( 3 ) In relation to each application for the regular extension of permitted hours , the list mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above shall specify ( a ) the name , designation and address of the applicant ; ( b ) the address of the premises in respect of which the application is made and the type of licence held in respect of those premises ; the nature of the extension of hours for which application is made ; the first day of the meeting of the licensing board at which the application is to be considered .
8 To create an interesting decorative effect with mirrors , you may like to consider mirror mosaic , which consists of small squares of mirror held in place on a fabric backing .
9 Large percentage of information held on paper file only and information supplied on request to individual members of staff , line managers , RBG Management , Occupational Health Service , Treasury etc as appropriate .
10 The bottom room , with Its two huge grinding-wheels of burr-granite propped against the wall and its lingering smell of flour , still held an air of mystery , of time held in abeyance , of a place bereft of its purpose and meaning , so that he never entered it without a slight sense of desolation .
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