Example sentences of "[be] hold for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your branch recently contacted the Parish Council about a sealed item which you are holding for us . |
| 2 | Some items I 'd been holding for him . |
| 3 | As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time . |
| 4 | Another ceasefire brokered by the European Communities ( EC ) appeared to be holding for a time , as the Hague peace conference continued its efforts to find long-term solutions to the conflict , but the truce collapsed in early October . |
| 5 | Under the Act , the men can be held for up to seven days . |
| 6 | They can be held for 48 hours without charge under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and for a further five days at the discretion of the Home Secretary . |
| 7 | To help you get organised a group option may be held for up to one month before deposits are required , and names need not be supplied until 12 weeks before departure . |
| 8 | All that unpopularity in the country or in the Commons manages to achieve is a revolt by a handful of predictable Tory rebels , a few careful speeches about the need to present policy better , and a vague anxiety about the results of an election not due to be held for years . |
| 9 | each individual amount drawn must be held for at least three working days |
| 10 | A reception will be held for the runners and their supporters at the English Wine Centre . |
| 11 | In 1933 a scheme was launched for classes to be held for schoolboys during the autumn term under the management of the Corinthians , the amateur club , with Arsenal as sponsors and Chapman taking classes in basic skills , positional play and training . |
| 12 | A few days later , on 4th April , Hall announced in the House of Commons that the War Department would move to Downing Street , and that an international competition would be held for the designs for concentrating government departments in the Downing Street area . |
| 13 | To avoid penalties , such time deposits must be held for their full term . |
| 14 | This tensing should be held for a count of five , then released , and repeated several times . |
| 15 | After Easter the hours are extended as follows : Tickets reserved by phone will be held for three days or where applicable , until one hour before the performance . |
| 16 | Tickets reserved by phone will be held for four days or where applicable , until one hour before the performance . |
| 17 | ‘ As a small library authority covering a very large geographical area , I would arrange for formal internal training programmes to be held for all staff ’ … |
| 18 | Re-election shall be held for all Los Angeles Board of Education members |
| 19 | Most shares should be held for at least five years to show a decent return . |
| 20 | The detail in a close-up can often be assimilated in a flash , and most need only be held for two or three seconds unless the subject happens to be a ‘ talking head ’ , in which case the sound governs the editing rather than the picture . |
| 21 | They must be held for five to ten years , ’ she says . |
| 22 | These elections were the first to be held for offices above the lowest administrative level since China became a republic in 1911 and the fist nationwide elections for People 's Congresses since the outset of the Cultural Revolution . |
| 23 | Auditions are also to be held for the brass ensemble , the junior brass ensembles and the baroque orchestra courses . |
| 24 | This will be the first exhibition devoted to this aspect of Canaletto 's work to be held for thirty years , and lenders will include H.M.The Queen , the National Gallery , the National Trust and many private and public collections . |
| 25 | Fresh Art , the only fair to show the work of British graduates and post-graduates , will be held for the second time at the Business Design Centre , Upper Street , Islington , London N1 from 17 July to 1 August . |
| 26 | During these , competitions may be held for ideas which will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organisation . |
| 27 | No brief can be held for any solution that would put France and Western democracy influence out of Indo-China or leave natives believe US indifferent . |
| 28 | It was finally fixed in place and glazed just in time for a christening and the first flower festival to be held for a while . |
| 29 | The terrified inhabitants are either burned or led away with their hands tied to be held for ransom . |
| 30 | In Chapter 2 we consider the formats in which data might be held for manipulation by the computer , and the types of operations appropriate to each format . |