Example sentences of "[det] [was/were] held [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was held in place by a groove in the bottom of the door jamb which projected slightly for the purpose . |
| 2 | A letter had been received from E. Coleman , surgeon , of Palsgrave Place , Temple , but this was held in abeyance until 7 January 1794 , A week later , Clark of Edinburgh , who had been offered the post of professor , was asked to make his mind up , whereupon he declined the appointment . |
| 3 | After Cecil abandoned his ministerial career in 1927 there were moves towards a more campaigning stance , but these were held in check by the overriding need to retain the Union 's Conservative supporters and , with them , its non-partisan character . |
| 4 | The first series of these was held at Radio Tanzania between May 22nd and August 19th 1968 . |
| 5 | The report said that the trials generally lacked any due process of law and most were held in secret . |