Example sentences of "[be] hold for questioning " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile two people who were held for questioning over the weekend have been released without charge .
2 The people arrested were taken to separate police stations across Merseyside where they were held for questioning .
3 FIVE Irishmen arrested in an early-morning raid on a Cheltenham hotel yesterday were last night being held for questioning under the Prevention of Terrorism Act .
4 Police were unwilling to comment in detail on the problem yesterday , with inquiries continuing into the Three Star killing and a man being held for questioning .
5 US military officials said that only about 130 people remained in detention out of a total of 5,300 Panamanians who had been held for questioning since the invasion .
6 His official car was intercepted in the centre of Vilnius , and he was taken in handcuffs to the OMON headquarters outside the city , where he was held for questioning for nearly 12 hours before being released .
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