Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [pron] hold [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Political scientists and economists differ in the views they hold about the extent to which central government ought to control the activities of local government . |
| 2 | Then the rest of the year was covered , a month at a time , by each of seven vassals , in return for the fiefs they held of the count . |
| 3 | There is nothing worse than being told ‘ Yes , we had a lovely book all about the fête we held for the coronation , but I have n't seen it for some years . |
| 4 | We support its major industries and way of life , while recognising the place it holds in the hearts of those who live in towns . |
| 5 | The insider must also know that the information he holds at the time of the trades in question is unpublished price sensitive information . |
| 6 | In return , William was required to recognize that , since the fief he held of the bishop was now larger than those any other lord had bestowed on him , he ought to be ‘ a better man ’ of the bishop than of any of his other lords . |
| 7 | This refers to the authority conferred on a manager because of the position he holds in the organisation 's hierarchy and the extent to which authority has been delegated . |
| 8 | But , because of the position he holds in the community |
| 9 | As we sat there at the wedding-feast I held to the pedestrian belief that the rustling jetsam at my feet was merely the accumulation of champagne foil . |
| 10 | She took off her glove before removing one from the pack I held over the desk . |
| 11 | This was very well attended and a committee , with himself as chairman ( a post he held for the next thirty-six years ) , was elected and set to work . |
| 12 | In May 1989 he also became Group managing director of Guinness PLC , a post he held until the end of December 1991 . |
| 13 | When she retired from the RCM in 1948 she went on to run the Violet Melchet Infant Welfare Centre near Sloane Square , a job she held for the next twenty years . |
| 14 | The Hill Samuel plan envisages splitting off the UK naval and avionics businesses and giving shareholders one share in the new company for every share they hold in the existing organisation . |
| 15 | When the Gamble & Crosfields partnership was dissolved in 1845 , Shanks became a partner in the new firm , Crosfield Bros. & Co. , a position he held for the rest of his life . |