Example sentences of "which [vb past] [been] held [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was anticipated , therefore , that the Premiers ' talks — three sessions of which had been held since September 1990 — would be resumed in April or May . |
| 2 | Early in June 1689 Edinburgh Castle , which had been held for James , surrendered , but Blair Castle , at Blair Atholl in Perthshire , eight miles [ 13 km ] north-west of Pitlochry , had now declared for the Jacobite cause . |
| 3 | Among the lands earlier ceded to the abbey of St Denis was the Vexin français , that natural bulwark between the French royal demesne and the now hostile Norman duchy , which had been held as a Norman fief , had formed part of Simon de Crépy 's state ( see p. 216 ) , and finally was reclaimed for the French crown by Philip I. The Vexin had had a comital family , in origin probably the advocates for the abbey ; but Philip had bypassed their claims , granting the territory to the young prince Louis , who met with such opposition in the area that it was not until 1119 that his possession was secured . |
| 4 | Mrs. Price , chairman , reported on the visit to Cranleigh 40th anniversary party and the inaugural group meeting which had been held at Farnham . |
| 5 | James 's death , in fact , released a great deal which had been held in check during his reign . |
| 6 | Councillor Rosie also voiced his concerns over the treatment of the W family , eight members of which had been held in care since November 1990 , at enormous cost to Orkney . |
| 7 | A sizeable reservoir of homosexuality , which had been held in abeyance , suddenly stirred in the town . |
| 8 | The Social Secretary outlined the events which had been held in the past year , all of them well attended . |
| 9 | The Madrid meeting was technically the second part of the 11th special session of the Treaty conference , the first part of which had been held in Vina del Mar , Chile , at the end of 1990 [ see ED no. 41-42 ] . |
| 10 | By 9 January 1177 he had besieged Dax , which had been held against him by the Viscount of Dax and Bigorre , and taken it ; he had besieged Bayonne , which the Viscount of Bayonne had held against him , and taken it ; he had marched right up to " the Gate of Spain " at Cize and there he had captured and demolished the castle of St Pierre . |
| 11 | Lancaster 's objections to the regime , however , were concerned just as much with domestic affairs : he criticized the queen for her greed and acquisitiveness , singling out for special mention her appropriation of the lordship of Pontefract which had been held by Earl Thomas in right of his wife , He complained that the treasure left by Edward II had been ‘ wastede and born away withouten the wille of Kyng Edwarde his sone , in destruccioun of him and of his folk ’ , and proposed that Mortimer ‘ shouldd dwelle oppon his owen landes ’ . |
| 12 | As king , Gundovald proceeded to take oaths of loyalty from those civitates which had been held by Chilperic , as well as those still subject to Guntram . |
| 13 | This seat , which had been held by John Wheatley was an ILP stronghold and McGovern was elected as an unendorsed candidate . |
| 14 | The Paddy Hancox-trained flyer led from the first flight to win by three lengths in 31.06 secs , clipping an astonishing 27 spots off the record , which had been held by Brough Park 's Jenks Challenger . |