Example sentences of "[adv] hold [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manor has long since been broken up and sold off and Andrew now only holds small pieces of land , though these include some of the grass and trees where the proclamation is made . |
| 2 | The deckhouse only holds four . " |
| 3 | But Earls Court only holds 20,000 and Maine Road football stadium had a capacity of 50,000 , so people looking at the crowds at Manchester always saw one empty or thinly populated stand . |
| 4 | Did classical theory surreptitiously admit the quantity theory of money — a theory which only holds good at full employment — through the back door in order to fix the price level independently of the level of money wages ? |
| 5 | After all , Twickenham only holds 65,000 people , so what about the other fans throughout the country ? |
| 6 | Many doctors obviously hold strong views about politics and the NHS — this much was exploited by the election campaign . |
| 7 | Some places obviously hold more attraction than others . ’ |
| 8 | Oh , I 'll be brainstorming with Rog for a couple of tick-tocks , so hold all calls up to and including state government . |
| 9 | A good melon should feel heavy for its size , so hold two or three and go for the heaviest . |
| 10 | On the 4th , 10th and 14th , the atmosphere at home or at work could be rather tense , so hold tight and simply wait until the Sun , your ruler , is at perfect angles with Mars on the 19th , when you can anticipate a happy ending to one melodrama . |
| 11 | The professor will be a member of the last two , which together hold 7 established chairs . |
| 12 | The method of control we shall use involves literally holding one variable constant while assessing the relationship between two others . |
| 13 | I am not necessarily holding any brief for some of the activities of certain unions with members working in the North sea . |
| 14 | By forcing out some existing competitors , or merely holding this increased threat over potential entrants , they may be able to increase their market share in the long run , deter entry , and charge high prices for every more . |
| 15 | Three Old Bailey judges were accused of ignoring the principle of open justice , and wrongly holding secret hearings . |
| 16 | The scrap can only hold one item , the last block deleted , so put it back where it belongs before you delete anything else . |
| 17 | The ribber connecting arm can only hold one yarn , so only one colour can be knitted at a time . |
| 18 | It is important to remember when cutting and pasting that the Clipboard can only hold one item at a time and is cleared each time the cut or copy command is used . |
| 19 | He spoke slowly , his gaze never leaving Fairham , who found he could only hold that gaze for a couple of seconds at a time . |
| 20 | Principle four relates the need to only hold personal data that is ‘ adequate , relevant and not excessive in relation to that purpose or those purposes ’ . |
| 21 | What this means is that the memory will only hold 48,000 characters and this is shared between RAM and ROM . |
| 22 | We need only hold enough to finance our spending between receipts of income , or pay-days ' . |
| 23 | Non-residents may only hold registered shares . |
| 24 | they could only hold twenty seven . |
| 25 | The room should only hold ten people , but somehow a space is found for Michael . |
| 26 | You have ties obviously to hold certain things in and if you 've only got a van with a a third full you 'll have to use the ties because there 's space left over . |
| 27 | Further enhancements could include a case big enough to hold various components of the system like the power supply unit and Microdrive interface or other add-ons . |
| 28 | The table has to be solid enough not to give way when the patient rests on it , and it should be big enough to hold all the things the patient needs when he is out of bed . |
| 29 | The unemployment of the mid-1880s contributed to the difficulty of sustaining the policy — workhouses were not large enough to hold all of the unemployed in the hardest hit district and out-door relief had to be given by many Guardians , though normally only in return for a daily ‘ test ’ such as stone-breaking in the workhouse yard — the task most favoured by Guardians for the male unemployed . |
| 30 | The desk would have to be large enough to hold all the equipment necessary and also allow space behind for books etc to be stored . |