Example sentences of "be [be] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But these bank deposits are being held as a form of instant security against sudden withdrawals . |
| 2 | The couple , arrested after a lengthy intelligence operation , are being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 3 | Earnings per share more than halved to 10.2p but dividends are being held at 10p with a final of 6p payable on July 3 . |
| 4 | Superstart seminars for those interested in joining the scheme are being held at Stansted on April 14 , Chelmsford on April 15 , Southend on April 19 , Colchester on April 20 and Brentwood on April 21 . |
| 5 | As part of the Initiative , datasets derived from the Census are being held at Manchester Computing Centre and the Census Dissemination Unit has been set up initially for the period from 1992 to 1997 to support them ; the Census Microdata Unit has also been set up in the Econometrics department of Manchester University . |
| 6 | 2 council employees and a member of staff from the contracters have been arrested and are being held at St Aldates police station . |
| 7 | for the past ten he 's dominated the world of barefoot … this weekend … he skies in the British national Championships which are being held at the Cirencester Club in the Cotswold water park … |
| 8 | Suspects are being held at various police stations in the Home Counties including Milton Keynes . |
| 9 | Conferences on how to manage churchyards are being held at Hessay , near York , on Tuesday , May 19 ; Acklam , Middlesbrough , on Wednesday , June 10 ; and at Stanningley on Saturday , June 13 . |
| 10 | Auditions are being held at Darlington Arts Centre , in Vane Terrace , tomorrow evening at 9.15pm . |
| 11 | In-Service Training day fees are being held at the same cost for the third year running , despite inflation and a probable increase in the cost of premises for Q.T. days . |
| 12 | Instead of all this fake indignation , when will he own up to the fact that most of the local authorities , including my own of Knowsley , have empty properties because they are being held for improvement under schemes in which the Government are involved after 13 years in which they have neglected to fund local authority and other housing stock ? |
| 13 | Two new orders can be promoted : a suspension order , where the minerals are being held for future working , or a prohibition order , where the operator has no intention of working any minerals that remain . |
| 14 | FOREIGN language courses are being held for Cromadex staff working at the company 's London headquarters . |
| 15 | Four of those arrested are being held on suspicion of armed robbery . |
| 16 | A series of interviews are being held with politically active people from a wide range of political parties and groupings in Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | To that end , interviews are being held with Members of Parliament , and to a lesser extent with the Clerks of the House of Commons , civil servants , officials of the political parties , and other interested third parties . |
| 18 | Festivals are being held across the County of Humberside throughout the year . |
| 19 | A number of seminars are being held around the region including three entitled Training for Europe , Profiting from Europe , and Doing Business in a Bigger Europe . |
| 20 | More than 2,000 events are being held throughout the day , including keep-fit sessions , a wheelchair push , tug-o'-war , mass aerobics , wheelie-bin and trolley races , Irish dancing and an aqua disco . |
| 21 | Our subscription rates are being held until the end of March , so for just £30 you 'll get : • a monthly mailing of regular publications which will brief you on all these issues and more • up to the minute briefings on government announcements • free copies of many of our one-off publications , such as our Short Guide to Poll Tax . |
| 22 | Exhibitions of finished work are being held in galleries , craft centres , hotels and even churches . |
| 23 | Breath of Life courses are being held in Chelmsford at the Marconi Works , New Street , on March 26 at 7.15 pm , March 30 at 7.15 pm , April 4 at 2 pm , April 13 at 7.15 pm and April 16 at 7.15 pm . |
| 24 | Exhibitions of finished work are being held in galleries , craft centres , hotels and even churches . |
| 25 | Nurse Dawn Anderson , 24 , and her boyfriend Maldin Thain , 25 — both from Leeds — are being held in cells at Ceuta , a Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast , and could face eight years ' jail if convicted . |
| 26 | As a follow-up , three workshops on bookselling are being held in Asia from April/July this year to early 1992 . |
| 27 | What does the Minister intend to do about the 1,719 prisoners who are being held in police cells ? |
| 28 | d extend opening hours for exhibitions , especially if these are being held in City Centre locations . |
| 29 | But that we are being held in protective custody in a special private clinic . |
| 30 | A SERIES of events are being held in Chester to mark UK Volunteers week . |