Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] held " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them are held to be responsible for relaxation phenomena at low temperatures while folds are of great importance in the crystallization of polymers . |
| 2 | Many of them are held through trusts with names like Jupiter , Venus , and Mars , registered here at Morgan-Grenfell . |
| 3 | This hypothesis is supported by the fact that most plant families that produce bird-dispersed seeds are of very wide distribution and that several of them are held to be primitive , e.g. Annonaceae , Lauraceae , while several genera conspicuous in this trait are found in both tropical America and Australasia . |
| 4 | But I am held by the sound of Summerchild 's voice . |
| 5 | This is why , at the moment , I 'm being a bit cautious about remaining in my cavity I do n't want to find myself in the situation that I 'm held to sell . |
| 6 | The first move will be to alert all my known contacts , to request that I be held incommunicado if I approach any of them … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I was held up there last Wednesday . |
| 8 | When I was held hostage she went to see him , and she had hoped that this would be a private , quiet meeting . |
| 9 | The second , where I was held , was filled with Amal prisoners taken in the fighting and with local Lebanese hostages . |
| 10 | I was held still in it . |
| 11 | I was actually mugged on holiday er then years ago and I was held up with a gun and it was the most horrendous feeling |
| 12 | To soften the blow I said it was only because I was held in such high esteem in the football world that I had to get rid of any player or , as in his case , friend , who showed any sign of being a no-hoper . |
| 13 | I joined it at Sanguinaro , where I was held up by a Feldgendarm on a motorcycle . |
| 14 | ‘ I was held back ! ’ he gasped , his face a maze of guilt and anger . |
| 15 | However , I was held up on my way to the airport by heavy rain and I missed the plane . |
| 16 | ‘ I was held up and was forced to give the traditional welcome speech after everyone had eaten their lunches . ’ |
| 17 | I was coming across but I was held up by this lot . ’ |
| 18 | Erm I wanted to make sure I 'd got the right turning I think was the answer but there was no reason to say I had problems finding you or I was held up I 'm sorry for that or , or anything , there was no , there was no actual acknowledgement or reason for being late . |
| 19 | When you are held in tight beneath the sledge 's nylon coverall that feels very quick . |
| 20 | But now God has brought you ; you are held here a captive , as she is . |
| 21 | If you are held from getting airborne or landing for more than 5 minutes by our AIR/GROUND radio , we will give you your lesson free ! ! |
| 22 | When you eventually get on to any committee it is surprising how quickly the esteem in which you are held grows when you can conduct yourself with confidence in the meetings . |
| 23 | Read them at night when , despite yourself , you are held awake as your aircraft refuels in transit , by the grunting of trucks or the murmur of bureaucratic voices . |
| 24 | If you are held or restrained by the attacker try not to panic . |
| 25 | If anything happens to him then I 'll see to it that you 're held personally responsible . ’ |
| 26 | Because you 're held there by all these planets and stars pulling at you . |
| 27 | She 's held the post of special ambassador to the children 's charity UNICEF since 1988 , visiting war-torn and poverty-stricken countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh . |
| 28 | But it 's not a simple process , the ewes can reject the lambs , so she 's held in this restraint while the lamb is introduced , giving it a chance to suckle and allowing the mother to get used to it . |
| 29 | That was in keeping with the respect in which she is held for her tireless work , especially on behalf of the world 's children . |
| 30 | Recent information from the Amnesty International Medical Group indicates that she is held in almost complete isolation and that her health is now at risk . |