Example sentences of "being held [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple , arrested after a lengthy intelligence operation , are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 2 | Three other men arrested later are still being held under the PTA at central London police stations . |
| 3 | The administration strongly opposed the bill , arguing that it would violate existing textile agreements with 38 countries , would undermine two multinational agreements , and would severely damage the current " Uruguay Round " of trade talks being held under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . |
| 4 | Woodworking and DIY workshops are also being held during the exhibition , where leading exponents of their crafts will be demonstrating . |
| 5 | Festivals are being held across the County of Humberside throughout the year . |
| 6 | The intense heat of being held over a gas jet will cause immediate and permanent discolouring . |
| 7 | I hope that I will have an opportunity to meet many students in the forthcoming series of meetings being held through the regional actuarial societies . |
| 8 | In early April two young farm labourers , Valdecir Ferreira and Altair Gomes , narrowly escaped death when a mob 1,500-strong stormed and set fire to the prison where they were being held for the gory knife murder of a taxi-driver , in the state of Parana . |
| 9 | In 1968 , President Kaunda addressed the International press Institute 's annual assembly , then being held for the first time in an independent , black-ruled African nation : African countries , he said , had ‘ gone out of their way ’ to encourage the foreign press to report African affairs . |
| 10 | In many ports , joint meetings of shipowners and men were being held for the discussion of grievances . |
| 11 | The previous November , the government had assented to the idea of an annual White Paper on expenditure and a debate , the paper being published and the debate being held for the first time in the winter of 1969–70 . |
| 12 | After two months in prison , I heard the first news about why I was being held as a political prisoner . |
| 13 | But these bank deposits are being held as a form of instant security against sudden withdrawals . |
| 14 | The table is stored as a disc file , with each row of the table being held as a record ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 15 | The consultations will focus on the economic and diplomatic issues surrounding the plant , although officials also made clear that these issues are " not relevant " to the government 's final decision , saying that the consultations were being held as a matter of " good governance " because of the great public interest in the plant 's future . |
| 16 | An inquiry into the killing of over 50 striking workers in Gdansk in December 1970 led in December 1990 to the arrest of three generals and five colonels , and in the same month it was announced that investigations were being held into the introduction of martial law in 1981 . |
| 17 | A public meeting is being held about the hospital 's application for NHS Trust status . |
| 18 | They have failed to score in their last three matches , all at home , losing two in the League and being held to a 0-0 draw in the Cup . |
| 19 | City were looking to make the effort for a promotion spot when entertaining a side from the bottom half of the table , after being held to a draw last week . |
| 20 | He was being held at a Liverpool police station overnight and will be driven south today for questioning in London . |
| 21 | According to the information released by the government Wei was being held at a " reform-through-labour " farm near Tangshan in central China , but remained " unclear " about his guilt . |
| 22 | They were both being held at a military prison in the town of Blida , 50 km south of Algiers . |
| 23 | A puppy which may have rabies is being held at a quarantine kennels in the region . |
| 24 | Johnson is now being held at a police station in London . |
| 25 | The teenager , who absconded while on remand , was traced to an address in Highbury , north London , and was being held at a west London police station , said Scotland Yard . |
| 26 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 27 | Tony Meo and Eddie Sinclair take up centre stage during yesterday 's third-round matches in the grand prix snooker event being held at The Hexagon in Reading |
| 28 | The arrangements for the service were made by the Rotary Club of Arcadia , the service being held at the graveside of the British Plot in Oak Ridge Cemetery . |
| 29 | The Centenary Mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday 11th August , at 11.00 am . |
| 30 | The Centenary mass for the Beatification of John Henry Cardinal Newman is being held at the Oratory , Birmingham , ( NOT Rednal as it usually is ) on Saturday , 11th August , at 11.00 am . |