Example sentences of "it [was/were] held in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conference and the exhibition that went with it were held in Geneva in 1958 . |
| 2 | I 'll get Annunziata to keep something hot in the kitchen and then if you 'd rather not be bothered with us tonight , you can have it there — or in bed , if that would be better , ’ said Julia , her heart feeling as though it were held in a tightening vice as she saw his misery . |
| 3 | Demonstrations against it were held in Prague in late September . |
| 4 | Mr Urbanec , who is to hold further talks with Mr Havel today — this time in front of television cameras — conceded that the party realised it was held in deep mistrust by the public , and accepted that henceforth it could only be part of the political spectrum . |
| 5 | It was held in Attorney General v Tod Heatley , however , that an owner of land has a common law duty to prevent it being used so as to amount to a public nuisance . |
| 6 | Second , there was considerable background noise imposed by the tinfoil : in practice , by the way it was held in place , and its habit of crinkling from time to time . |
| 7 | In 1983 it was held in Edinburgh and I was among the entries . |
| 8 | The year after the re-appearance of the sing it was held in Mr Burton 's field , near the top of Victoria Street . |
| 9 | Both the Whitby Keelboat Society and the Whitby Coblemen 's Association came forward with their support , and suggested the service would be better attended if it was held in July when more of the boats would be in port . |
| 10 | It was held in place with four bolts drilled through her skull — two in her forehead and two above her ears . |
| 11 | This time it was held in St Margaret 's Hope School , the newly built primary school in a commanding position on a hill above the village looking out over the sea . |
| 12 | His aunt , uncle , father and mother were present and it was held in a hotel . |
| 13 | It was held in Cox v White [ 1976 ] Crim LR 263 that a mere slight degree of access by the public is not sufficient . |
| 14 | It was held in Tyler v Whatmore [ 1976 ] RTR 83 that two people can actually drive the same vehicle , at the same time . |
| 15 | It was held in Kennelt v British Airport Authority [ 1975 ] Crim LR 106 that every part of the braking system and of the means of operation must be maintained etc . |
| 16 | only gives brief details of the Queen 's meeting with Diana but TODAY has learned that it was held in the Queen 's sitting room at Windsor Castle . |
| 17 | Some protection is afforded by the practice of requiring the plaintiff to give an express undertaking not to use the information obtained without first seeking the leave of the court , and it was held in Tate Access Floors Inc . |
| 18 | In Emma Hotels v. Secretary of State for the Environment [ 1980 ] 258 EG 64 ( QBD ) , it was held in identical circumstances that the operation of a non-residents ' bar was not a material change of use and did not require planning permission . |
| 19 | The Commission observed that it was held in the order of 10 October 1989 in Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom ( Case 246/89 R ) [ 1989 ] E.C.R. 3125 that it had made out a prima facie case for its view on the nationality requirements . |
| 20 | In proceedings against him by the Attorney-General it was held in the Court of Appeal that the charge was unlawful and that the defendant was under no obligation to pay it . |
| 21 | In support of his argument , Mr. Coghlan relied on Cozens v. Brutus [ 1973 ] A.C. 854 , a case in which it was held in the House of Lords that the meaning of the word ‘ insulting ’ used in section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 was not a matter of law but a matter of fact . |
| 22 | It was held in a number of cases that the certificate required by this statute must state the judgment of the court : see Reg. v. Ackroyd ( 1843 ) 1 Car . |
| 23 | Since , however , it was held in Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 that consent is not relevant to appropriation there must , one would have supposed , be no difference between the two cases on that aspect of the offence . |
| 24 | It was held in the Court of Appeal that there had been . |
| 25 | Besides being the only decent covered area at ‘ The Tip ’ , the stand was a local landmark , and although not in the same class perhaps as the Eiffel Tower , it was held in great affection by nearby residents . |
| 26 | It was held in the circumstances that the defendant was negligent in not completely extinguishing the fire and that the Act of 1774 provided no defence . |
| 27 | It was held in the Dome before an audience of more than eight hundred people and was a huge success . |
| 28 | This alters the previous law , where it was held in effect that where a policeman was the only witness to what had occurred , no offence was committed . |
| 29 | Although the Commission had a wide discretion , it was held in this case that the reasons stated fell short of the minimum required by Article 190 . |
| 30 | It was held in Barrow , Lane & ballard v. Phillips ( 1929 K.B. ) where goods had disappeared — presumably stolen — that they had perished within the meaning of section 6 . |