Example sentences of "[noun pl] hold [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles 's territories could already have been described as an empire , in the sense that he ruled over a collection of different political units held together by the allegiance his subjects felt they owed him rather than through a sense of common institutions or common language which could serve as the foundation for a unifying national spirit . |
| 2 | And the long-suffering elder , which always looks beautiful , graceful , however much you cut it , with its lacy plates held out to the sun . |
| 3 | Lounge Bar , Cafe — Concerts and discos held regularly throughout the summer season . |
| 4 | How could I be , there ai n't no fertility cords holding on to the fanny . |
| 5 | ( Nathan had passed it once , and remembered a sky lit by ragged flames , torches held aloft by the refineries . ) |
| 6 | The Swimathon is a national event with swims held all around the country . |
| 7 | Mungo had a vision of his dark head tilted back to drink the rain , and his outstretched palms held up to the sun . |
| 8 | The passion of his kisses on her throat were leaving her weak and she had to will her fingers to hold on to the bodice . |
| 9 | As long as doctors hold on to the role of being omnipotent , it is not surprising they need defences . |
| 10 | Whereas in the past teachers held on to the professionalism of hearing children read as their specialist preserve , they have now realised that perhaps their professionalism lies elsewhere . |
| 11 | Although women were in practice doing exactly the same work as certain categories of men , they too perceived the division of labour as a gender division , and took as their point of reference for equality the " all-round comp " , whom both masters and men held up as the exemplar , rather than the humbler linesman . |
| 12 | The amount of these entitlements has been actuarially assessed and is fully funded by assets held independently of the Group . |
| 13 | Striking spikes of yellow antirrhinum-like flowers held well above the water . |
| 14 | In no time at all Travis had a good fire going , and the heat from it drew her to her knees beside it , hands held out to the warmth . |
| 15 | These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed . |
| 16 | • Fins held close to the body |
| 17 | Handsome glaucous foliage and erect narrow spikes of white and yellow blooms held just above the water . |
| 18 | A loose net was fixed between the prongs of the ‘ Y ’ and thus , with the open prongs held firmly in the bed of the river , the fishermen would wait quietly for the fish to run into his net . |
| 19 | Customs sources say that raves held just over the border are attracting hundreds of teenagers from all over Ulster — and drug dealers . |
| 20 | So many times held up at the Falcon Gate , so many times made to open his briefcase and his empty sandwich box and turn his empty coffee flask upside down when he was anxious to get home , so many times subjected to their questions when he was going about his business visiting other corners of the Establishment . |
| 21 | Scrubby hawthorns hold back at the brink . |