Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] hold [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few Marxists now hold to the traditional claim that the state is nothing but the executive committee of the bourgeoisie . |
| 2 | To keep Mr Nakayama , Mr Kaifu bought off the Abe faction by surrendering one of the two cabinet posts normally held by the small Komoto faction to which he himself belongs . |
| 3 | This followed the December 1990 agreement [ see pp. 37907-08 ] under which the Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) would allow the supply of emergency aid through the port of Massawa , both to areas under its control and to areas still held by the Ethiopian government , including Asmara . |
| 4 | ‘ The Robin ’ was originally created in 1862 , and is one of 367 rare colour plates now held at The Natural History Museum , London . |
| 5 | After all , the Whigs were still acting within the framework of assumptions commonly held by the ruling class then and tacitly accepted by the great majority of a generally deferential lower class , assumptions which attached privilege — and responsibility — to property . |
| 6 | The Government have declared their intention to computerise the national collection of criminal records currently held at the national identification bureau . |
| 7 | During October Year 41 , Sour Ltd was notified that , due to the death of Crowt Ltd 's managing director , who held 30% of the Ordinary Shares , the remaining directors were considering liquidating Crowt Ltd unless a buyer could be found for the shares previously held by the managing director . |