Example sentences of "held [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless we hear from you to the contrary within the next days , you will be held as admitting liability ’ . |
| 2 | The FMLN also claimed that aid from international organizations was being prevented from reaching them and that captured FMLN members were now being held as political prisoners . |
| 3 | Treasury bills are held as liquid assets . |
| 4 | Water resistance : held off light showers well , though steady rain will penetrate . |
| 5 | The Euro Horse Trophy was on time from the start and Rozier just held off Austrian Hugo Simon , who won the first World Cup final in this arena in 1979 , on Amaretto . |
| 6 | She did n't dare look up and shrank into a ball , knees to chin , loaf held between crossed arms and her chest . |
| 7 | ‘ Your parents and brother are in Australia , are n't they ? ’ he asked quietly as he perched on the arm of the sofa , his mug held between large palms . |
| 8 | Again the balance is cleverly held between plain natural speech contours and rhythms on the one hand , and more artificial , almost sing-song , figures on the other — figures designed to tell us something more concentrated about the character . |
| 9 | Preparatory meetings had been held between Foreign Ministers ( on May 10 ) and Defence Ministers ( on May 12-13 , but without Moldova ) . |
| 10 | Work is also done among the handicapped , and special camps are sometimes held for handicapped children . |
| 11 | Towards the end of the GLC a conference was held for Black people with disabilities . |
| 12 | Three seminars were recently held for general SVQ co-ordinators from schools , colleges , and other centres offering the awards for the first time in August 1993 . |
| 13 | He was approached by the family of a 14-year-old who had been held for alleged stone-throwing . |
| 14 | Five years later he was judged by the hospital staff and by the Home Secretary , who has to agree to the fitness of certain patients held for indeterminate periods , to be discharged on trial leave . |
| 15 | It is not yet clear how many of the almost 80 other prisoners freed at the same time were held for political reasons . |
| 16 | This view was held for political and economic reasons . |
| 17 | They were chosen to represent a range of ages ( mean 44 years , min 21 , max 62 ) and degrees of driving experience ( Driving licence held for mean ‘ years , min 4 , max 40 , mean annual mileage 7,450 , min 1,000 , max 25,000 ) . |
| 18 | In the 1970s he was detained without charge or trial for five years and tortured and held for long periods in leg-irons . |
| 19 | Those debt and equity securities that are held for current resale would be classified as trading securities and included in the financial statements at fair value with unrealised gains and losses included in earnings . |
| 20 | Short-term liquid assets are held for active trading purposes and for buying long-term investments . |
| 21 | He was speaking at a Reading University dairy information systems ( DAISY ) meeting held for veterinary surgeons . |
| 22 | The new Tarporley station became operational on April 16 and an open day was held for local residents a week later . |
| 23 | money not held for social or domestic use ; |
| 24 | Claire took part in the European Junior Masters in Brussels in May , a tournament held for national champions , where she finished in third place . |
| 25 | Council is ‘ currently appraising replies received and it is likely that a public inquiry will be held during late October 1992 ’ . |
| 26 | The rearrangement of school classes might cause time-tabling difficulties at first ( and might entail some classes being held after normal school hours , on Saturday mornings , or by arrangement in colleges of further education or neighbouring schools ) . |
| 27 | Prime Minister Mazowiecki had wanted the elections to be held after democratic parliamentary elections and the adoption of a new constitution , while Walesa supporters from Solidarity , Centre Alliance , demanded that Walesa be elected President by the National Assembly . |
| 28 | Hong Kong police yesterday dropped because of identity problems riot charges against 67 Vietnamese held after violent unrest at a refugee detention camp in February , which left 24 people dead . |
| 29 | Held amid tight security at the federal correctional centre south of Miami , Mr Arce Gomez faces a 1983 indictment on allegations of conspiracy to distribute cocaine . |
| 30 | But in the real Cabinet , fierce debate is held behind closed doors with a united front presented when the doors open . |