Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] hold to [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | These buckets were held to be of merchantable quality ( but see paragraph 7–22 below ) . |
2 | But breaches of the injunction continued and the union officials were held to be in contempt , the union being fined £50,000 with sequestration of assets to follow , if needed . |
3 | In the event neither the manager nor the owners were held to be in breach of duty . |
4 | Nevertheless , among the middle class , there were few institutions so revered as the schools , and their influence in clubs was held to be of great consequence as reformers regularly called for public-school men to come forward to work in the clubs . |
5 | Several unions were held to be in contempt , were fined and had their assets sequestrated . |