Example sentences of "[modal v] hold [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end they agreed that the 120 commissioners should hold their meetings in the church of St-Castor at Koblenz , lodging each night on opposite sides of the Rhine " to forestall outbreaks of fighting between the commissioners ' men " . |
| 2 | Will the right hon. Gentleman agree that he should hold his nerve to the twin track of political progress and strong security ? |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll hold your spot in the queue if you want to go back and get it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll hold your hand down the path . ’ |
| 5 | Her dance hall , her dance class was down there , London Parkses Dance Class but she , she used to hold her dances in the club hall , because you could get more in . |
| 6 | On recommencing shooting the same locked-off camera would hold its picture of the empty set , that shot then being mixed with the replay , producing a finished recording of the ship apparently fading away while the background remains stable . |
| 7 | Every man owed allegiance to a Lord — the tenants who worked the field would hold his land from the owner , who would be either a Baron ; a Bishop , or the Abbott of a monastery , to whom the tenant had to render service . |
| 8 | He would hold his room at the Palings while he went back to London . |
| 9 | As the most experienced grown-up , I had calculated I would hold my edge till the second day . |
| 10 | SWSHAS will hold its A.G.M. at the Community College , Bishop 's Castle , on Wednesday , 11th October 1989 . |
| 11 | I can hold my end of the conversation from here , if you 'd like me to . ’ |