Sentence examples for was held around from inspiring English sources

The rally was held around noon on a steamy day.

There were sandwiches, canapés and drinks, and it was held around lunchtime, but it was not, by all accounts, a sit-down "slap-up" lunch for politicians.

On 3 September 1939 the first Belgrade Grand Prix, the last Grand Prix motor racing race before the outbreak of World War II, was held around the Belgrade Fortress and was followed by 80,000 spectators.

A counter-protest with around 1,300 people was held around 100 meters away, including a number of groups that said they were protesting against both the New Year's Eve attacks and Pegida's anti-immigration rhetoric.

The rice was held around 37-38 degrees C during the fermentation process for approximately 10 days.

To mobilise interest in POCT, an awareness-raising campaign, called Liverpool Gets Tested, was held around the week of World AIDS Day 2009 (1st December).

Open auditions for the movie have been held around Britain with so many people turning up to the session in Bristol that the queue had to be closed.

It was built to hold 850 inmates, but was believed to be holding around 3,000 when the latest disturbances broke out.

Courses are held around the world.

Seminars are held around the country.

Celebrations were held around the state.