Example sentences of "[noun pl] hold [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Megarry J in Spens v IRC ( 1970 ) 46 TC 276 at p285 stated : … where a trustee who receives income from investments holds those investments on trust for a life tenant , each sum received by the trustees is for surtax purposes the income of the life tenant as soon as it is received , for it is forthwith under the life tenant 's control . |
| 2 | Our reader 's letters page in this issue and earlier issues reflects the affection by which her British fans hold Steffi and her fan club membership endorses that popularity . |
| 3 | Two shaped metal cramps hold smaller profiles firmly against the metal body of the jog |
| 4 | Few branches hold general meetings other than the AGM , where ordinary members can comfortably ‘ just turn up ’ . |
| 5 | I would like to suggest that branches hold open meetings at regular intervals , one of which would be the AGM . |
| 6 | From the summary in section 1.5 and the last section it should be evident that the regulationists hold particular views on : |
| 7 | The Peronists now controlled 14 of the country 's 23 provinces , with independent parties holding four and the main opposition Radical Party ( UCR ) holding three . |
| 8 | By now , the case of Sumner v. Virgin had dragged on in the law courts for eleven days , with the two parties holding each other up in the centre of the ring like panting heavyweights , while the legal fees gushed forth like blood from the wounds . |
| 9 | Through the use of curriculum-related databases holding factual or bibliographic information , the microcomputer can bring the library closer to the curriculum in terms of content and skills . |
| 10 | New prisons are likely to be made up of self-contained units holding 50–100 prisoners , with cells opening into a central area for staff observation . |
| 11 | New secure units to hold hardened young criminals would stop bail bandits in their tracks . |
| 12 | The museum and its branches held 32,513 items as well as a rich collection of books and newspapers printed in Vukovar . |
| 13 | In early April , in fine spring weather , the miners went back to work , ‘ their heads held high ’ , with brass bands blaring and ancient banners on display . |
| 14 | Past the saluting dais in perfectly straight lines , shoes glinting in the sun and heads held high . |
| 15 | Such beautiful beasts , with nostrils flared and heads held high . |
| 16 | Sharp-snapped command — young heads held high , |
| 17 | Much twinkling of booted feet , much strict twirling , heads held high , hands splayed in the small of backs , firm grips and spins . |
| 18 | But as soon as he launched into the dance music , the local girls clattered in , shaking their skirts , their handsome heads held high , rosy lips and black eyes catching the light , and shielding the guitar player from his audience . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ When we go back it will be together , with our conditions intact and with our heads held high . ’ |
| 20 | They marched in three ranks of ten , which Charlie later learned were called sections , arms swinging to waist height , heads held high , one hundred and twenty paces to the minute . |
| 21 | For most of the reign of Louis VI the chancellor was his favourite Étienne de Garlande , whose brothers held other high offices of state . |
| 22 | Legs fly over tambourines held steady by one or the other partner . |
| 23 | In March foreigners held 57.2 billion pesos of government paper , more even than Mexicans , who owned 53.5 billion pesos — just half their holdings at the end of 1991 . |
| 24 | Her eyes held open admiration . |
| 25 | They carried on into the marquee , where eight ten-foot-long buffet tables decorated with pale pink and white angelicas held dozens of silver tureens , filled to capacity with imported smoked salmon , lobster , and finely sliced fillet of beef in aspic . |
| 26 | The hoarse foreign words held such a depth of emotion that she pulled back to stare into his eyes . |
| 27 | At this point it may — especially if it is a spotted skunk — perform a handstand , rearing on to its front legs with its hind legs held high in the air . |
| 28 | It was for them that the vision of a transformation in political , social and economic relationships held greatest appeal . |
| 29 | This new book shows how good manners held nineteenth century society together … but with all we know about what was really going on , can the Victorians really have got it right … |
| 30 | There are dilemmas at every level of concern ; different interest groups hold different priorities . |