Example sentences of "hold the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this may be the grandest folly yet : a totally unsympathetic character ( a man as hard to empathize with as Mick Hucknall , whose ‘ Money Too Tight to Mention ’ graces the second commercial ) in unbelievable situations , doing ridiculous things with no discernible connection to beer at all ( unless , of course , he 's drunk when he tears up the plans , gets fired , breaks back into the offices and holds the board at gunpoint while he sells their cars ) . |
| 2 | Demaine thinks that LOGO holds the promise of giving children access to advanced concepts at a far earlier stage than Piaget would have thought possible . |
| 3 | As such it holds the promise of much good . |
| 4 | This approach holds the promise of making the computer a valuable resource in teaching throughout the curriculum . |
| 5 | Currently he holds the position of being in the top three in Cumbria . |
| 6 | BBC BASIC does this for you automatically and provides a pointer PTR# ( a pseudo-variable ) which holds the position of the NEXT character ( byte ) to be written/read . |
| 7 | The winning side is that which holds the centre ground of politics . |
| 8 | Certainly the ethos of an Augustinian priory with its stress on the expression of an inner religious faith in the active life of the community would have been sympathetic to the characteristic concern Hilton displays in his writing not just for professional religious but for all those , whether in active or enclosed life , who feel that their religious faith holds the secret of a dimension of fulfilment to which they desire access . |
| 9 | It is illuminated only by the light shining from the stairwell and the desk lamp on the old trestle table which holds the computer . |
| 10 | Cos it holds the ball up . |
| 11 | But it was United 's new striker Alex Dyer who starred next … he holds the ball up well and what a pass for Allen to chase … some finish to by the young winger … on his day he 's a matchwinner … |
| 12 | But it was United 's new striker Alex Dyer who starred next … he holds the ball up well and what a pass for Allen to chase … some finish to by the young winger … on his day he 's a matchwinner … |
| 13 | When Jess holds the ball , looking for men to beat , the truly hooked observer is caught in that exquisite dilemma of wishing he 'd get rid of it so as not to risk failure , while at the same time hoping he 'll carry on regardless and do something outrageous . |
| 14 | Thanks to his hobby some splendid pictures of his son and daughter 's early life were preserved — on their tricycles , walking through the local park , playing with their cousins , skating and skiing , and some more imposing ones of them with the grown-ups — getting into the car while Kerry the chauffeur holds the door open ; looking very serious with the uncles and aunts , their mother appearing to be taken up with the idea of not being photographed with them ! |
| 15 | Claire holds the door open with her butt . |
| 16 | I turn the cuphook that holds the door closed … |
| 17 | ‘ Bare trustee ’ means , in short , a person who holds the deposit on trust for another person who has the exclusive right to direct how it shall be dealt with : section 106 . |
| 18 | Every man , woman and child holds the possibility of physical perfection ; it rests with each one of us to attain it by personal understanding and effort . |
| 19 | More copper in the wire means it holds the core better and makes for a more ductile string , but while it 's a great sounding string , it 's the one with the shortest life . |
| 20 | Your partner holds the pad against his chest and suddenly lunges forwards or withdraws . |
| 21 | Your partner holds the pad at the side of the shin of the flexed leg . |
| 22 | This holds the ignition switch , half-a-dozen pull switches ( which also double as circuit breakers ) , carb heat , master switch , mixture , fuel pump switch . |
| 23 | The records tell us continually who holds the land ; they very rarely tell us who tills it . |
| 24 | In the latter case , the registrar is bound to register the transfer as he holds the land certificate ( in contrast to the charge certificate , which is held by the mortgagee ) unless there is a restriction on the proprietorship register requiring the consent of the mortgagee to such transfer . |
| 25 | Cambrelle absorbs sweat so is comfortable , dries quickly , is hard wearing , holds the foot in place and does not stretch . |
| 26 | There is also a 16-bit stack pointer register , which holds the address of the top of a stack or last-in-first-out list of store locations ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 27 | The home record storage area holds the address of the first synonym . |
| 28 | This holds the address of the second synonym , and so on . |
| 29 | The simplest form of index is one that holds the address of every record . |
| 30 | Who Holds the Whip Hand |