Example sentences of "was held by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bartholomew de Villemore was plucked from Mary 's household to become comptroller in 1555 ; and if the highest secular office , the chancellorship , was held by a Scottish magnate , Huntly , the vice-chancellor , de Rubay , was a Frenchman — and the man closer to the regent . |
| 2 | Each rope was held by a team of twenty men who spread out in various directions . |
| 3 | Mogul of Ireland was 75 per cent owned by its Canadian parent , while the remaining 25 per cent was held by a company with substantial British shareholding . |
| 4 | However , connections were unfortunate to come up against a fine-tuned Remittance Man last March and , although Katabatic ran a cracker , mounting a ferocious challenge up the final climb , he was held by a length at the line . |
| 5 | Secondly , and in this case a matter of particular importance , was the fact that the duchy of Aquitaine was held by a king who , for purposes of this treaty , had become a vassal of another king . |
| 6 | But it was held by a chain on its leg and soon subsided , fluttering . |
| 7 | T'zin reached out and took a cup of wine from a tray which was held by a N'pani who stood nearby . |
| 8 | For discussion of " partnership " and transfer from individual licence holder to partnership , see Singh and Kaur v. Kirkcaldy District Licensing Board , 1988 S.L.T. 286 , where it was decided that the licence was held by a partnership with a separate legal persona and that the board were not entitled to look behind that persona at the partners as individuals . |
| 9 | Each wrist was held by a handcuff on the end of a length of chain . |
| 10 | He was also entitled to various rights when the land was held by a minor . |
| 11 | During the personal reign of Louis XIV from 1661 onwards the post was held by a succession of distinctly able men — Lionne , Pomponne , Colbert de Croissy , Torcy — and the administrative machine which they controlled grew substantially in size and complexity . |
| 12 | Her silvery hair was held by a ribbon of the same blue shade as her bed-jacket , and there was pink in her cheeks . |
| 13 | However , he was unfortunate to come up against a finely-tuned Remittance Man last March and , although Katabatic ran a cracker , mounting a ferocious challenge up the final climb , he was held by a length at the line . |
| 14 | A more radical position , at least in principle , was held by the most prominent figure ( though not the originator ) of the Gentile mission — Saul or Paul of Tarsus , a Hellenized Jew with Roman citizenship . |
| 15 | In Germany the northern border was held by the Frisians , and the southern border by the Bavarians . |
| 16 | Between Frisia in the north and Bavaria in the south , the frontier inherited by Charles was held by the Thuringians , who were ruled by Frankish counts . |
| 17 | By 1764 the estate was held by the fifth Duke of Devonshire , whose wife , Georgina , was Earl Spencer 's daughter , and she became the popular hostess in the many entertainments for which Chiswick House became famous . |
| 18 | This new evidence was held by the defence and only came to light during the trial . |
| 19 | The view that only ‘ outstanding management ’ could meet the problem was held by the Audit Commission ( 1987 ) . |
| 20 | This was held by the female clerk as one would hold out a photographic negative , saying , ‘ That number will put you in touch with the one you require . ’ |
| 21 | Pride of place was held by the ‘ Antient Silver Arrow ’ itself . |
| 22 | At the time of the Domesday survey , Leconfield was held by the Earl of Moreton , William de Percy and the canons of Beverley . |
| 23 | On 31 October of that year , 1990 , the annual review of the case of the W family was held by the Children 's Panel . |
| 24 | The Coroner was irritated with the proceedings , and with the transparent fact that not all the information that was held by the men in the court-room had been made available to him . |
| 25 | Lee a move across London was held by the EAT to be a breach of contract . |
| 26 | Each time Kandy was held by the invaders for only a short period . |
| 27 | However , even though the two bodies seemed to be in competition , the edge was held by the EEC . |
| 28 | The German left wing was held by the army of General von Heeringen . |
| 29 | The rest of the line was held by the Prussian Count Felix von Bothmer and General von Pflanzer-Baltin 's Seventh Army , which had a strong Hungarian contingent among the Austrian troops . |
| 30 | A parcel worth £2. 6s. 8d. at Stony Stratford was held by the executors of the late Sir Edward Belknap . |