Example sentences of "[been] hold [not/n't] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | In such a case an adult might be held liable either for breach of his contract to use proper care or for a wrong independent of the contract ; an infant has been held not to be liable at all . |
2 | The occupier of a private house ( but not the owner of a house who had never entered into possession of it ) would probably be considered to be in possession of anything placed or left in it — at any rate unless it was concealed — while the occupier of a shop has been held not to be in possession of a thing dropped in a part of the shop to which the public had access . |
3 | A tow chain has been held not to be a ‘ part ’ ( Jenkins v Deane ( 1933 ) , 103 LJKB 250 ) but a tow bar connecting a vehicle and a trailer together has been held to come within the regulation where the joining was defective ( O'Neill v Brown 119611 1 QB 420 ) , |
4 | Carrying a knife on the offchance of being attacked , and weapons carried by dance hall security guards have been held not to be a reasonable excuse . |
5 | Counsel were able to refer to three cases only in which the source of profits had been held not to be in the principal place of business of the taxpayer . |
6 | Death has been held not to be an associated operation ( Bambridge v IRC ( 1955 ) 36 TC 313 ) . |