Example sentences of "and [was/were] held [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendants had repaired the wheel shortly before the accident and were held to be manufacturers . |
| 2 | ‘ Stop ’ bull-running became popular and were held on single streets blocked by carts , often on the initiation of the publicans . |
| 3 | The terrified family were handcuffed , had pillows pulled over their heads and were held at gunpoint overnight . |
| 4 | Thus the case was presented on the footing that the documents concerned had come into being and were held by the solicitors for their client as the result of a suspected intent by a third party to use them for the purpose of furthering his criminal activity . |
| 5 | The Primary Sunday School began in 1908 and was held at 2.15 pm before the afternoon School at 3.00 pm . |
| 6 | The Society 's 33rd Annual General Meeting followed the present policy of ‘ going out and about ’ and was held at Hounslow Manor School , Middlesex on Saturday 27th April . |
| 7 | But on the Friday Evening we were treated to another dinner , this one so splendid that it was designated a ‘ banquet ’ , and was held at the Peking Duck Restaurant , an eating place of great fame , specialising , like Mrs Hogg , in duck . |
| 8 | He had previously been arrested in May 1982 , when he was editor-in-chief of al-Yawm newspaper , and was held without charge or trial until he was released following an amnesty at the end of 1982 . |
| 9 | Albania 's last communist leader Ramiz Alia , who had resigned as President in April after his election defeat by Sali Berisha [ see p. 38878 ] , was placed under house arrest on Sept. 12 and was held under armed guard at his daughter 's house in Tirana , the capital . |
| 10 | Rodrigo was yet but a youth , and the Count was a mighty man in arms , one who gave his voice first in the Cortes , and was held to be the best in the war , and so powerful that he had a thousand friends among the mountains . |
| 11 | As it was too large to be put on a lorry to be moved from site to site it had to travel on roads under its own power and was held to be intended to be used on roads . |
| 12 | In Yuill v Wilson [ 1979 ] STC 486 ( CA ) ; [ 1980 ] STC 460 ( HL ) , the UK resident taxpayer provided two overseas companies , with which he was connected , with the opportunity of realising a gain and was held to be assessable on the gain . |
| 13 | An industrialist was kidnapped in Pamplona on Nov. 24 and was held for 84 days before being freed on Feb. 16 [ see p. 37263 ] . |
| 14 | Although this represented no more than 4–5 per cent of their combined nuclear arsenals , it was nonetheless the first significant agreement of this kind between the two powers since the ABM treaty of 1972 , and was held by both sides to presage the conclusion of an agreement the following year which would make cuts of up to 50 per cent in strategic nuclear arms . |
| 15 | Her husband is also in prison , and was held until recently in leg irons , reportedly supplied by a British company ( see Campaign Impact p9 ) . |
| 16 | The Daily Mail , or more specifically the Editor , David English , was taken to court because he had published the article during the Leonard Arthur case and was held in contempt of court . |
| 17 | Martia was arrested for assault three months after this interview and was held in custody for several weeks until she was granted bail . |
| 18 | Carpet of the same pattern as that in the hall was laid over only the middle part of the stairway and was held in place by little metal arms which pinned the carpet against the back of each tread . |
| 19 | He became special assistant to Syme for five years and was held in high esteem by his master and mentor . |
| 20 | He contributed much to the life of York , and was held in high regard there . |
| 21 | Outspokenly supporting the unification of Ireland , he was nevertheless unequivocal in condemning violence as a means to this end , and was held in great affection by his congregation . |
| 22 | was one of the pioneers of embalming and did much to promote it within the Co-operative Funeral Service and was held in high esteem by colleagues for his long standing service to the Institute . |
| 23 | Each celluloid window was two inches smaller all the way round than the gap it was supposed to fill and was held in place by fishing line . |
| 24 | ‘ He had a commanding presence in meetings and was held in great esteem by all who had the privilege of working with him . ’ |