Example sentences of "held [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mood is held through the variety of each variation played by no means as diversion but as an exploration of the theme 's essence ( which Beethoven would of course have admired ) . |
| 2 | The massive funeral was held as the family of UFF murder victim Peter Gallagher said its sad farewells in Toomebridge . |
| 3 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |
| 4 | I did the same with another strip around the right ankle and over the foot , so that it was held between the sole of the foot and the wooden backing of the old door . |
| 5 | In many ports , joint meetings of shipowners and men were being held for the discussion of grievances . |
| 6 | Under s665(2) , a settlement shall not be deemed to be revocable by reason only : ( a ) that it contains a provision under which any income or assets will or may become payable to or applicable for the benefit of the settlor , or the wife or husband of the settlor , on the bankruptcy of the settlor 's child or in the event of an assignment of or charge on that income or those assets being executed by the settlor 's child ; or ( b ) that it provides for the determination of the settlement by the act or on the default of any person in such a manner that the determination will not , during the lifetime of the settlor 's child , benefit the settlor or the wife or husband of the settlor ; or ( c ) in the case of a settlement to which section 33 of the Trustee Act 1925 applies , that it directs income to be held for the benefit of the settlor 's child on protective trusts , unless the trust period is a period less than the life of the child or the settlement specifies some event on the happening of which the child would , if the income were payable during the trust period to him absolutely during that period , be deprived of the right to receive all or part of the income . |
| 7 | I therefore became very clearly aware of the potential that the university held for the whole of the East Sussex area . |
| 8 | The same ceremony is held for the birth of a boy or a girl . |
| 9 | This limitation in time is most clearly seen in the case of a life estate , whether it be an estate held for the life of the tenant , or what is called an estate pur autre vie , one held for the life or lives of some other person or persons . |
| 10 | A competition was held for the design of the proposed toll bridge in 1829 , and from 22 entries the winner was a young engineer named I.K. Brunel ( q.v ) . |
| 11 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 12 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 13 | These will be held during the course of the show at the International Centre for Wildlife Art in Gloucester . |
| 14 | Three such meetings were held during the course of 1960 . |
| 15 | They will be held during the course of the E I P here , otherwise they will be help by the county council . |
| 16 | A meeting of the Monetary Committee ( of national and EC officials ) was held during the night of Sept. 16-17 , at the end of which it was announced ( i ) that the Italian authorities would " abstain temporarily from intervention in the foreign exchange markets " ( i.e. that the lira would likewise float outside the ERM ) ; and ( ii ) that the Spanish peseta was to be devalued by 5 per cent within the ERM . |
| 17 | The Brentwood Metal Detecting Club attended the English Strawberry Fair at the Orsett Showground , Orsett , Essex , which was held during the weekend of 27–28 July this year . |
| 18 | The findings , contained in a report which Mr Broadfoot has submitted to the Accounts Commission , were announced at a press conference held during the conference of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities at Dunblane . |
| 19 | The competition , held during the interval of each home game , this weekend involved St Augustine 's , North Road , St Bede 's Junior and Red Hall School . |
| 20 | Apart from dance parties and fireworks , there were several major meetings held during the week of the anniversary . |
| 21 | Formal invigilated examinations take place in week 11 and a full examinations board ( the MEC ) is held after the end of each term . |
| 22 | Full diplomatic relations would be re-established only after a meeting at ministerial level which would be held after the resolution of the remaining issues . |
| 23 | The manor , in the Aire valley just outside Leeds , was held of the duchy of Lancaster , which may first have brought William to Gloucester 's notice . |
| 24 | The manor , in the Aire valley just outside Leeds , was held of the duchy of Lancaster , which may first have brought William to Gloucester 's notice . |
| 25 | Then , when King John took over the French lands which he had inherited in 1200 , he was allowed to do so only on condition that he should recognise them as being fiefs held of the king of France . |
| 26 | La Marche was a huge fief held of the Duke of Aquitaine , but the Counts had always been more or less independent . |
| 27 | Before exploring some of the attitudes held towards the issue of assessment by the arts teachers interviewed , it might help to look at the philosophies being advanced by them towards the teaching of their respective specialisms . |
| 28 | He had also hoped to use any cabinet changes as a basis for offering policy announcements timed to boost the ruling party in the second round of local elections due to be held towards the end of June . |
| 29 | ( 2 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional licence to a registered club authorising the club to sell alcoholic liquor , during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , at an event held outwith the premises of the club if the event arises from or relates to the functions of the club . |
| 30 | Against a background of continuing civil war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) in the northern and eastern provinces , local elections were held throughout the rest of the island on May 11 , resulting in a sweeping victory for the ruling United National Party ( UNP ) . |