Example sentences of "[be] hold [adj] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although progress on the issue of the local elections had been made in August , it became increasingly clear that opposition demands for them to be held prior to the presidential poll were unrealistic . |
| 2 | " All sectors of the economy must be held accountable for the environmental consequences of their activities … " said environment ministers at the end of a two day meeting , in Paris , of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) . |
| 3 | THOSE three major eclipses can be held responsible for the tremendous highs and lows in your love life this year . |
| 4 | Keep your chequebook and your cheque card separate : If you make it easy for a thief to plunder your account by keeping your chequebook and card together , you could be held responsible for the whole amount . |
| 5 | If anyone is ever to be held responsible for the steerable revolution , it has to be one of these two eccentric personalities . |
| 6 | In an 1884 case , the Divisional Court held that an artisan whose wife had bought blankets at the door for 22/6d when he had given her permission to spend but 17/6d , could not be held liable for the extra sum . |