Example sentences of "[vb -s] held a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ramblers Association has held a practice mass trespass on Thurlstone Moor , South Yorkshire . |
| 2 | In response to the R.H.A. plans our branch has held a very well attended open meeting at which local obstetricians and a member of the Community Health Councils spoke . |
| 3 | Since then he has held a number of positions both in this country and abroad while serving with the RAF . |
| 4 | The former is now available in paperback , and is of special value to local historians for it is , in effect , a genealogical dictionary of every person who has held a ‘ peerage ’ from the period of the very first post-Conquest earldoms . |
| 5 | No advance booking is necessary — just turn up with your licence , a passenger over 21 years of age who has held a full driving licence for at least 3 years and the fee of only £2 ( motorcycles £1 ) per hour . |
| 6 | He has held a Distinguished Fellowship at All Souls ' College , Oxford , since 1983 . |
| 7 | He has contributed to many magazines and newspapers and has held a string of exhibitions in England and France . |
| 8 | To ‘ off-comed 'uns ’ it is not even a large village , with only 2,080 inhabitants , but to the native it is a town because it has held a market charter since 1223 and although no market has been held for many years , the charter was read once a year in the market place until 1939 . |
| 9 | He has contributed to many magazines and newspapers and has held a string of exhibitions in England and France . |
| 10 | For more than 13 years the Lanka Guardian has held a unique position . |
| 11 | He has held a graduate internship at the Metropolitan , delivered gallery talks for the education department at the Cloisters , worked with the Museum of Applied Art in Cologne , and lectured at the Kunstsammlung NordrheinWestfalen . |
| 12 | Record Companies : The state recording company has held a monopoly up to now , but this is now being eroded by the emergence of independent labels . |
| 13 | During that time BP has held a small interest in offshore block 8 and has been designated operator for onshore Cabinda Central block , where operations have been suspended for security reasons . |
| 14 | RBM has held a prospecting licence in the area since the 1960s , and in 1989 applied to start mining the St Lucia dunes , inspired by a booming market for titanium . |
| 15 | Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has held a " clean and green " week to highlight its worsening pollution problems . |
| 16 | Mr Stewart has held a number of senior ICI posts on Teesside , the most recent as general manager of Phillips-Imperial Petroleum . |
| 17 | The Heighington branch of the Homemakers group has held a busy programme of events which included a pie and peas supper and planning to visit Darlington Civic Theatre on April 29 . |
| 18 | He has held a strong grip over all matters at the club , from choosing the team to financial dealings . |
| 19 | It seems relevant that anthropology be used at this time to contribute to the debate on policing , for since the 1964 Police Act and the preceding Royal Commission which was generated through concern over police practice , the organization has held an increasingly central place in the public imagination . |
| 20 | During October , Ralph Ellis , Chief Executive , together with joint Managing Directors Rod Turnbull and Stanley Peters held a series of Communication Meetings to explain the financial results . |