Example sentences of "[am/are] held [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So then we 're held by Islami Jihad , yes ? ’ |
| 2 | It was suggested that a picnic meeting be held at Glenburrell Bridge during the Summer — details later . |
| 3 | After discussion , this was agreed and it was further resolved that this meeting be treated as an interim one and that a full AGM be held in March 1990 and annually thereafter . |
| 4 | It was proposed by , seconded by and carried that the matter be held in abeyance . |
| 5 | In February 1987 a mass petition was presented to the Queen asking that a referendum be held in Northern Ireland to determine whether the agreement should continue . |
| 6 | Deletion of a home record may mean that , even though the home position is now free , a number of other records that originally randomized to that address are held as synonyms . |
| 7 | These texts are held on computer to enable a more scientific approach to the study of the language than has been possible up to now . |
| 8 | Women 's sessions are held on Wednesdays from 2pm–5pm and women workers are available . |
| 9 | Weekly meetings are held on Monday evenings , and host demonstrations by members or visiting lecturers . |
| 10 | If anyone in the Ormesby area would like to join , meetings are held on Monday evenings at Southlands Leisure Centre , from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm — do go along to find out more . |
| 11 | Secondly , there should be a real assault upon the incompetence and inefficiencies of our courts , which would result in a reduction of the time men and women are held on remand and reduce pressure in that way . |
| 12 | To consolidate the learning process , workshops are held at Henley to provide a forum for interaction with tutors and other programme members . |
| 13 | The modules are attended by fourteen managers from throughout Europe and are held at Royston , Sonning , Trafalgar Square and Cresswell . |
| 14 | Courses , seminars and discussions are held at intervals within an individual college or within a broader catchment in order to improve college teaching . |
| 15 | All are welcome to the circle meetings , which are held at Loreto Convent Grammar School , Dunham Road , Altrincham , on the first Wednesday of each month . |
| 16 | This is reflected in the syllabus for the Institute examinations which are held at centres throughout the U.K. The first and most essential requirement of any student for any professional examination is that he or she must be able to communicate in the language ( in which he or she will be examined . ) |
| 17 | are held at Eirias Park and Rhos-on-Sea paddling pool area during July and August . |
| 18 | Dividends are held at 6p after a final of 3.7p , payable on June 16 . |
| 19 | Darlington primary schools are also being urged to enter the Wrigleys Softball competition for teams of eight , for which the finals are held at Edgbaston . |
| 20 | Weekly meetings are held at Christ Church in Oxford Road , Bootle . |
| 21 | The tours are self-guided and regular training sessions are held at Bovingdon Hall to familiarise teachers with the trails and farming practices . |
| 22 | Regular meetings are held with residents to better understand their problems and share information on C&P operations . |
| 23 | My hope and at this stage it can only be a hope , is that if consultations are held with presbyteries , a consensus will emerge as to the nature of the changes to Act seventeen that are required and that that consensus will enable the Act to be successfully amended . |
| 24 | Regular training days and rallies are held with colleagues from Weston-Super-Mare and Bristol , the last of which was in April at Saltford Hall , Bristol , when Moyra Hopley and Rosemary Gould put everyone through their paces . |
| 25 | Annual holiday camps are held for boys and girls from poorer families who otherwise would not get away , with costs paid by the RUC ; these are so popular that parents ring requesting that their children be allowed to go again . |
| 26 | Short term assets are held for investment opportunities , and the government 's privatisation programme , coupled with high interest rates on liquid assets may explain the increased popularity of cash and other short term assets in recent years . |
| 27 | Occasional special evenings are held for guests ' entertainment and on Fridays a cold buffet is served . |
| 28 | Many are held for months or years in administrative or pretrial detention , usually incommunicado . |
| 29 | Many of them are held through trusts with names like Jupiter , Venus , and Mars , registered here at Morgan-Grenfell . |
| 30 | Apart from validating the contracts , overall project management arrangements and systems and procedures against available documentation , it is often necessary for the team to make site visits and carry out inspections of goods and materials belonging to the client which are held off site . |