Example sentences of "held by [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man was too weak for chloroform and had to be held by two of the dispensers , yet he did not utter a groan throughout the operation . |
| 2 | This was the position held by many of the Gnostics , Abelard , Ritschl and those who express syncretistic sentiments within the ecumenical movement . |
| 3 | Johnny Marr simply clutched his twelve-string Rickenbacker ( Which once belonged to one of his heroes , Roger McGuinn from The Byrds ) and concentrated on the meagre task of fulfilling the promise held by one of the most eagerly awaited début albums in history . |
| 4 | It 's work like this from the front line of action as it happens , that has provided some of the most spectacular photographs held by one of the world 's largest picture agencies , Popperfoto . |
| 5 | The project marks the fulfilment of a dream which was held by one of the city 's legendary entrepreneurs , the late Lord Leverhulme , who started building work on the replica castle in 1912 . |
| 6 | This is a view that is widely held by those around the court itself . |
| 7 | Throughout the war there operated a " political truce " in accordance with which each major party agreed not to contest seats formerly held by any of the others . |