Example sentences of "and [be] held [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The courses last three hours and are held throughout the UK . |
| 2 | General von Laffert , the German commander on the spot , had ordered that both villages ‘ must be defended to the utmost and be held to the last man , even if the enemy cuts the connections on both sides and also threatens them from the rear . ’ |
| 3 | The claims of the kingdom of God dictate that all people must be treated the same and be held in the same esteem . |
| 4 | Thus the case was presented on the footing that the documents concerned had come into being and were held by the solicitors for their client as the result of a suspected intent by a third party to use them for the purpose of furthering his criminal activity . |
| 5 | But on the Friday Evening we were treated to another dinner , this one so splendid that it was designated a ‘ banquet ’ , and was held at the Peking Duck Restaurant , an eating place of great fame , specialising , like Mrs Hogg , in duck . |