Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [be] hold [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Council agreed that the company should not be held to the requirement to construct the line from the ‘ Robin Hood' ’ down Elmers End Road to the Beckenham boundary , unless Beckenham U.D.C. constructed a continuation to Elmers End Station . |
| 2 | An engagement party is traditionally held by the future bridegroom 's parents , but there is no reason why one should not be held by the bride 's family , or by both families in their own home or elsewhere , particularly if the two families live in different areas . |
| 3 | Of all of the appointments which might easily be held by a resident freeholder , none was more attractive to many gentlemen than the post of collector of supply . |
| 4 | ‘ The first question to be decided by the court is whether on the undisputed or incontrovertible facts there appears to be a question deserving fuller investigation and whether it might reasonably be held on the substantive hearing that it would be in the interests of the child for a ‘ residence order ’ to be made . |
| 5 | Adopting that approach to the facts and circumstances of the present application I am satisfied that it raises a question deserving a fuller investigation , and , if that investigation were to favour [ the foster mother ] , that it might reasonably be held on the substantive hearing that it would be in the interests of the children ( or one or more of them ) for a ‘ residence order ’ to be made . |
| 6 | It also indicated that a referendum might well be held on the package prior to its submission to the provinces . |
| 7 | She was told by the Chief Constable of the district ( who was accompanied by the Inspector who became the respondent in the appeal ) that a meeting could not be held on the spot , but could be held some 175 yards distant , around the corner . |
| 8 | But he never explains how such a belief about bones could possibly be held by a dog since it has such obvious linguistic implications particularly as grounds for possession of the human concept . |
| 9 | They may even be held by the same people . |
| 10 | Ann Smith , who was at junior school in Haltwhistle , Northumberland , remembers : ‘ I know I felt really sad but the thought of a Coronation cheered me up a little bit until I found out it would not be held until the following year . |
| 11 | Mr Horn works for Derbyshire County Council , for whom a spokeswoman said the hearing had not taken place and would not be held in the future . |
| 12 | She would not be held by a man ever again . |
| 13 | IAAF general-secretary Istvan Gyulai said a meeting of its five-man doping commission would probably be held in a fortnight . |
| 14 | According to the Commission on Elections ( Comelec ) , the transitional provisions of the 1987 Constitution meant that elections would also be held for the 200-seat House of Representatives , as well as for provincial , municipal and district posts , with all forms of national and local government to be replaced on June 30 . |
| 15 | Elections would then be held under the new law ; the new parliament would gather to adopt the rest of the constitution . |
| 16 | The advantage of reverse-flow is that the water can be constantly filtered for detritus and debris that would otherwise be held in the coral sand and gravel and cause it to pack down and clog . |
| 17 | The balance of power in the National Assembly would therefore be held by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms ( MRF ) , which represented Bulgaria 's 1,500,000 Turkish-speaking minority . |
| 18 | In this case your details will only be held on the confidential Register . |
| 19 | Foreign language examinations will ONLY be held in the Spring . ) |
| 20 | Minor errors , such as dates or times or places will not be held against the journalist if the gist of the allegation is justified . |
| 21 | The cash generated will not be held in a central pool but in individual accounts for each club . |
| 22 | Do not imagine , however , that lectures will always be held in the order shown in the syllabus or even that they will cover every aspect of it . |
| 23 | A raffle will also be held during the evening , which is organised around a Japanese theme , with the first prize a return trip for two to Nagasaki . |
| 24 | Coleby said : ‘ The course has been approved by police and the race will probably be held on a Wednesday evening in August . ’ |
| 25 | The tent will then be held to the ground while you insert the poles and erect the tent . |
| 26 | He nevertheless ended the year ranked ninth in the world , with 17.43 metres , and can prepare for the Olympics safe in the knowledge that his event wo n't be held on a Sunday in Barcelona . |
| 27 | I wo n't be held by a promise that was unfairly extracted from me before I legally became an adult . |
| 28 | The legal title to freehold or leasehold premises can only be held by a maximum of four persons . |
| 29 | As regards his personal injuries there is no warning that the firework can not be held in the hand . |
| 30 | The iron can also be held at an angle for a more intense jet of steam . |