Example sentences of "[noun sg] was held [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crime prevention and personal safety quiz was held at the police station and judged by senior officers , the Mayor of Darlington and the town 's MP , Michael Fallon . |
| 2 | In Osred 's first year a council was held on the banks of the River Nidd , again presided over by Archbishop Beorhtwald , at which both Aelfflaed and Berhtfrith spoke in Wilfrid 's favour ; Wilfrid was not restored to York , of which John of Beverley , bishop of Hexham , became bishop , but he was allowed to retain his former possessions of Ripon and Hexham as bishop of Hexham ( HE V , 19 : Vita Wilfridi , ch. 60 ) . |
| 3 | Each time Kandy was held by the invaders for only a short period . |
| 4 | The Bahr Dar meeting was held under the auspices of the standing committee on the Horn of Africa , established in April [ see p. 38855 ] . |
| 5 | In Germany the northern border was held by the Frisians , and the southern border by the Bavarians . |
| 6 | An All-Burma Congress of the AFPFL was held in the precincts of the great Shwe Dagon pagoda , 17 — 23 January . |
| 7 | A preview of the Commons debate was held in the Lords yesterday where Lord Ennals , a former Labour Health Secretary , warned the Government it could not push the proposals through the NHS in the knowledge that they were opposed by the medical profession 's leaders . |
| 8 | The Show was held in the meadows on the higher ground on the opposite side of the lake . |
| 9 | A little man called Maurice Tarn was the auctioneer , and the sale was held in the fields alongside the Strathmore Arms . |
| 10 | In fact , one year later another " regular casual " employed by another large London hotel was held by the courts to be an employee , with the " Gardiner and Taverna " ruling being used as justification for this decision . |
| 11 | A public discussion was held between the groups , the designers explaining how the machines would work . |
| 12 | A joint statement by COSATU and the ANC issued on Nov. 5 said : " A referendum was held in the streets of our country today . |
| 13 | The function was held in the Bankers ' Club on Thursday 8th April 1993 . |
| 14 | The gathering was held under the auspices of the Saudi government , and was also understood to have had the backing of Iran , which had conducted separate talks with opposition leaders . |
| 15 | A workshop was held at the Arts Centre in Vane Terrace as part of the town 's exuberant Spring Thing folk festival . |
| 16 | On 31 October of that year , 1990 , the annual review of the case of the W family was held by the Children 's Panel . |
| 17 | The party was held in the ruins of Persepolis , which was built by Darius and burned by Alexander the Great . |