Example sentences of "this [be] hold [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keys for this were held by only three people — the works manager , the general manager , and the chief maintenance engineer . |
| 2 | A variation on this is to hold in each entry in the translation table , not only the value to be placed in the destination string , but also the address of a new translation table to be used for the next source character . |
| 3 | And the most important properties of which this is held to be true are those which constitute our conception of individuals as autonomous agents . |
| 4 | This is held over the blocked plug hole and worked up and down several times to force water down the waste pipe . |
| 5 | This is held in place by four metal lugs which are bent around the opening |
| 6 | A hacksaw may be the only possible tool to cut existing pipe which is installed against a wall ; however , the disadvantages of a hacksaw are that it produces fine copper filings ( and care must be taken not to get these into the pipes ) and that it will tend to flatten the pipe slightly — particularly if this is held in a vice . |
| 7 | This was held at St. Andrew 's Hall on the 19th , 20th and 21st of November 1891 , and opened by the Duchess of Montrose whose son was ironically soon to become totally deaf . |
| 8 | This was held at The Community College , Bishop 's Castle at 7.30 p.m. on Friday , 3 November 1989 and was attended by 33 members . |
| 9 | In so far as any thought was given to the curriculum , this was held to be a matter for expert ‘ curriculum designers ’ who spoke in a language all their own , and seldom impinged on the consciousness of the public . |
| 10 | This was held to be the case in Mantovani v. |
| 11 | This was held to be incorrect , but irrelevant ; incorrect , because a mere sense of alarm was insufficient to give rise to a fear of a breach of the peace , and irrelevant because the justices had found ( or there was evidence from which they could have found ) that the constables reasonably believed that the defendant 's own behaviour was likely to constitute a breach of the peace . |
| 12 | This was held to be so by the Court of Appeal in Newtons of Wembley v. Williams . |
| 13 | This was held to be the wrong approach by the House of Lords . |
| 14 | This was held to be trespass to land . |
| 15 | This was held to be a mistake sufficient to overturn the decision . |
| 16 | This was held to be reasonable during employment but was construed as being too wide post employment as it would prevent the defendant becoming a medical officer of health in which capacity he could not prejudice the plaintiff 's goodwill . |
| 17 | This was held for an unexpired term of six years ‘ from Christmas last ’ at £140 per annum ; it was offered ( fortunately unsuccessfully ) by the new proprietor , Mr Collier , for £600 . |
| 18 | This was held on 17 November 1933 , women voting for the first time . |
| 19 | This was held on 16 February 1936 and for the first time in the history of the Second Republic involved an evenly matched contest between large , cohesive left- and right-wing alliances ; the Radical Party virtually disappeared as a significant force , leaving the political centre effectively unrepresented . |
| 20 | This was held on 10 October . |
| 21 | In a war for the nation 's life this was held by external authorities to be provocative . |
| 22 | This was held by the female clerk as one would hold out a photographic negative , saying , ‘ That number will put you in touch with the one you require . ’ |
| 23 | This was held by Salmon J. in Mount v. Jay & Jay Ltd. ( 1959 Q.B. ) where the buyers wrote their own delivery order which they sent off to the sub-purchaser . |
| 24 | The Greens held one portfolio , that of Health ; this was held by Bozidar Voljc who had been in the Cabinet since January 1992 . |
| 25 | This was held in place by a groove in the bottom of the door jamb which projected slightly for the purpose . |
| 26 | This was held in Harrogate . |
| 27 | A letter had been received from E. Coleman , surgeon , of Palsgrave Place , Temple , but this was held in abeyance until 7 January 1794 , A week later , Clark of Edinburgh , who had been offered the post of professor , was asked to make his mind up , whereupon he declined the appointment . |