Example sentences of "were held [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inconclusive talks on currency issues were held at a meeting in Minsk on June 26 between representatives of the 11 Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) states ( including heads of government of Byelarus , Russia and Tajikistan only , and with Moldova and Azerbaijan present only as observers ) . |
| 2 | In both sets of schools , interviews were held with a variety of staff , usually ( but not always ) beginning with the headteacher and key staff involved in the project . |
| 3 | In one case a contract was agreed and several sessions were held with a family consisting of grandmother , her son and his wife and their three teenage children . |
| 4 | Brian Deane 's winner with five minutes left killed off City 's brave fightback and left Leeds unbeaten in 13 Premiership matches , while Manchester United were held to a draw by Norwich . |
| 5 | NORTH Cheshire League leaders Daten were held to a draw by |
| 6 | Shotton were held to a draw by Ashington . |
| 7 | ‘ There was a feeling of disappointment that we were held to a draw in Bruges and the atmosphere in the dressing room at the Olympiastadion only lifted after we heard that Marseille had suffered the same result against CSKA , ’ said McCall . |
| 8 | In addition , potential shareholders were offered telephone vouchers or a bonus share issue if the shares were held for a period of three years , in order to try to prevent the immediate sale of shares after the issue . |
| 9 | Elections were held for a number of other posts on Sept. 23-24 . |
| 10 | One or two , their horses killed under them , were held for a time unable to fall , and others slithered into the river , its shore by now churned into slime , and drowned there in their harness . |
| 11 | District competitions were held over a period of six months and finalists and runners-up from these matches went on to represent their district at the area competition . |
| 12 | Elections were held on a party political basis to the Convention of the Histadrut trade union federation on Nov. 14 , 1989 . |
| 13 | The Council 's senior officers were involved in frequent contacts with other bodies : meetings were held on an officer basis with the UGC and the CVCP , the DES , and the professional bodies in those fields covered by the CNAA 's validation work . |
| 14 | Four heavy screens , one behind the other , were held in a recess behind a locking bar . |
| 15 | After some time Mr Lisk moved to another part of the country and the services were held in a stable lent by a Mr Gardiner , an innkeeper , and in the house of a Mr Richard Atkinson . |
| 16 | I passed my medical check and after two days Alex , Chris , myself and a dozen others were ordered to report for our Intelligence tests which were held in a metal hut at the back of the compound . |
| 17 | His wife Sue , 36 , daughter Michelle , 12 , and son Mark , nine , were held in a cell seven hours . |
| 18 | In turn this evolved into the Temperance Society , and the first meetings were held in a watchmaker 's shop in High Row . |
| 19 | ‘ Swainmotes ’ or ‘ swanimotes ’ were held in a number of southern forests — in Melchet , Melksham and Pewsham , Gillingham , Bernwood and Waltham , and in Windsor forest in Berkshire and in Surrey . |
| 20 | Two conferences were held in an attempt to resolve the dispute , with the court attempting to determine what privileges , if any , the government was claiming . |
| 21 | The Chesterfield Races were held within a stones throw of Sheepbridge & Brimington , and this is an original GC poster from the year 1911 when the fare from Penistone was two shillings and sixpence . |
| 22 | His Secretaryship of the BDDA , undertaken simultaneously , established the precedent that the two principal official positions of the BDDA were held by a hearing and a deaf man respectively . |