Example sentences of "been held [adj] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been held scoreless for the first twenty-five minutes of the game but certainly went to town afterwards ! |
| 2 | Secondly , the deregulation and expansion of financial activity generally , have been held responsible for a sharp fall in velocity since 1981 . |
| 3 | Zhu was reportedly dismissed because of his links with liberal policies , and might have been held responsible for the participation of union members in the pro-democracy protests of May and June . |
| 4 | The Gang , headed by Mao 's wife Jiang Qing , had been held responsible for the excesses of China 's 1966-76 Cultural Revolution . |
| 5 | After he had been held incommunicado for a month his family were allowed to visit him and found him in good health . |
| 6 | Before lapsing into a coma Suzanne , who had left home after a row with her stepfather , told rescuers she had been held captive for a week . |