Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [adv] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initiated by France and the United Kingdom , the summit had reportedly been convened to grant de facto recognition to the permanent membership of Russia which , on Dec. 24 , had informed the UN of its intention to assume membership of all UN organs previously held by the former Soviet Union . |
| 2 | ‘ The Robin ’ was originally created in 1862 , and is one of 367 rare colour plates now held at The Natural History Museum , London . |
| 3 | To keep Mr Nakayama , Mr Kaifu bought off the Abe faction by surrendering one of the two cabinet posts normally held by the small Komoto faction to which he himself belongs . |
| 4 | The highlight of the Junior School charities programme is the Summer Charities Fair held on the lawns in June . |
| 5 | The Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act 1991 ( enacted on June 27 , 1991 ) re-enacted the above and , in addition , provided for an extension of the power of seizure in relation to terrorist offences currently held by the police to the armed forces , and created a new offence of bypassing closed border crossing points . |