Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] was held [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pride of place was held by the ‘ Antient Silver Arrow ’ itself . |
| 2 | In due course the International Committee completed its arrangements , and the Congress of Europe was held in The Hague in May 1948 . |
| 3 | The third series of seminars was held during the period September 1990 to April 1991 and consisted of 8 presentations , covering subjects of policy interest and practical business application . |
| 4 | The deadline was June 11th 1803 , and on July 7th 1801 the first general meeting of subscribers was held in the Session House in Bedford . |
| 5 | The last exhibition in Britain to be devoted to the work of Rouault was held at the Tate Gallery in 1966 . |
| 6 | When a piece of quicklime was held in the tip of the flame it became white hot and glowed brilliantly . |
| 7 | There was no clear majority in the remaining council , where the balance of power was held by the United Democratic Front . |
| 8 | A student who offered shopowners immunity from the activities of ragweek in return for donations to charity was held by the trial judge not to have used menaces . |
| 9 | A fourth summit meeting on Liberia was held by the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) in Yammoussoukro , capital of Côte d'Ivoire , on Oct. 29-31 . |
| 10 | Lee a move across London was held by the EAT to be a breach of contract . |
| 11 | 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 . |