Sentence examples for were held by from inspiring English sources

"They were held by policemen.

Nearly three thousand accounts were held by U.S. taxpayers.

The same number were held by men named Michael.

Four million were held by only one person.

This was because they were held by subsidiaries of Santander.

Their passports were held by the bar owners, the complaint said.

Hearings were held by the commission's Personnel Security Board, which asked Dr. Teller to appear.

Nearly three-quarters of roles paying more than £57,000 were held by men.

Fifty of the 65 renter majority seats in 2011 were held by Labour.

In repressive societies, control over communications channels were held by government.

Three public hearings were held by the City Planning Commission on the record construction budget.