Example sentences of "hold them for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He covers it with his other hand , draws his fists apart and holds them for GUIL . |
| 2 | There is an unconditional appropriation when the goods are identified and the third person acknowledges that he now holds them for the buyer , Wardars ( Import & exports ) v. W. Norwood ( 1968 C.A. ) . |
| 3 | Mechanical filtration is anything , like filter wood , used to strain and collect particles and hold them for removal . |
| 4 | 1979 , 1982 ) , not only do stags that hold large harems hold them for longer within particular breeding seasons than those which hold smaller harems ( Fig. 23. 1a ) , but individuals that are consistently successful in securing large harems throughout their lives tend to live longer than their less successful competitors ( Fig. 23.1b ) . |
| 5 | Lift your legs slightly against the force of gravity , holding them for at least ten seconds , then let them relax again . |
| 6 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been holding them for your decision . ’ |
| 8 | Nomura was also censured for breaking a rule which barred securities firms from holding more than 5 per cent of any company 's stock for their own investment purposes ( i.e. as distinct from holding them for clients ) . |
| 9 | ‘ You know the heat is off , Ruth , ’ he told her , his eyes catching hers and holding them for a few seconds . |
| 10 | The message from brokers is apply for shares , but do not look to hold them for the long term . |
| 11 | Detectives are applying to magistrates for permission to hold them for a further 24 hours . |
| 12 | And both have been designed to enable you to hold them for long periods of time . |
| 13 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 14 | On the application so to vary the implied undertaking , the applicants undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against the applicants by the two reinstated officers , and on the question of the effect of public interest immunity : — |
| 15 | In form it is an application at the suit of C.N.L. as a third party for the court to release the appellant from his implied undertaking pursuant to which discovery of the P.C.A. documents was given under the court 's order of 9 July 1991 — released that is to the extent of permitting him to disclose the documents to C.N.L. , they for their part undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against them by Woodley and Clifford . |
| 16 | He would not be able to hold them for long . |
| 17 | ‘ That wo n't hold them for long . |
| 18 | and this is why military strategies have always said we were gon na get we could hold them for a year , two years maybe three , but in the preventional warfare we would start loosing and military strategy have always said along that it would probably be somebody like France or us that would first use the nuclear weapon |
| 19 | They then wheeled in unison into a shaft of light which held them for a second or so before they soared over the car and away . |
| 20 | Police arrested them after the tragedy and held them for two days on suspicion of unlawful killing . |
| 21 | She held them for a moment , inhaling their perfume . |
| 22 | The results showed that capercaillie had vanished from 12 of the 56 forests which had held them for 20 years , and numbers had declined in nearly all the other forests . |
| 23 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |