Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] hold for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I therefore became very clearly aware of the potential that the university held for the whole of the East Sussex area . |
| 2 | What does the future hold for the Department 's favourite pet — our Clarence ? |
| 3 | ‘ They want to hear what is going on and what the future holds for the Manor bungalows . ’ |
| 4 | S/L Paul Millikin was pressed for what the future held for the aircraft , to one question he replied ‘ I do n't know if there is talk from Whitehall … nobody tells me anything ! ’ |
| 5 | The silence held for a while and then she heard a low laugh that seemed to trace itself right down her spine too . |
| 6 | At a ceilidh held for the Ukrainians at Seamill on the Monday evening , Pru Williams again excelled herself translating the name of the band , Chanty Dyke , and even managed to explain ‘ Holy Willie 's Prayer ’ as Jimmy Conn recited it . |
| 7 | Each summer and Christmas , there was a party held for every member of the TA unit and their girlfriends and wives ; the price of the ticket included food and as much as you could drink . |
| 8 | This limitation in time is most clearly seen in the case of a life estate , whether it be an estate held for the life of the tenant , or what is called an estate pur autre vie , one held for the life or lives of some other person or persons . |