Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] hold [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This coalition must hold together in the post-war settlement and resist the siren voices calling for a huge re-arming of the region . |
| 2 | ‘ But they will lose their reason , ’ says Peter Verkhovensky 's lieutenant when Peter has argued that the quintet will hold together after the murder ‘ unless they 've lost their reason ’ . |
| 3 | In that case the laws of physics would hold even at the beginning of the universe , so God would not have had the freedom to choose the initial conditions . |
| 4 | In the last few years , however , it has emerged that the laws of science may hold even at the beginning of the universe . |
| 5 | The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver . |
| 6 | If this is done it is probable that this will have the effect of releasing any original tenant or surety from liability in the event that the tenant should hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 after the expiry of the break-notice ( cf Junction Estates Ltd v Cope ( 1974 ) 27 P & CR 482 ; City of London Corporation v Fell ( 1993 ) 04 EG 115 ) . |
| 7 | The announcement came as no great surprise ; except in as much as it had been thought the family might hold back in the lifetime of Sir John . |