Example sentences of "[noun prp] hold the [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old man and the sea : more than 50 windsurfers in the Pripps Energy Tiree Wave Classic in the Hebrides hold the attention of an island crofter . |
| 2 | Current chairman : President Pierre Buyoya of Burundi chairs the organization for the current year from February 1990 , with Rwanda holding the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers . |
| 3 | The Steward was generally a nobleman of the highest rank : the Earls of Kent , Worcester , Essex , and Surrey held the office under the Yorkist Kings . |
| 4 | Hope held the position for a few moments more to rest his leg and get his breath back . |
| 5 | Curtis held the stare of the glowing , hate-filled eyes . |
| 6 | Mrs Yardley 's husband had lost his job recently , and Phipps held the mortgage on the little cottage they were so proud of . |
| 7 | The village of West Witton in Yorkshire holds the ceremony of the ‘ Burning of Bartle ’ on the Saturday nearest to 24 August , St Bartholomew 's Day , to whom the local church is dedicated . |
| 8 | At the other end of the scale , Dall holds the record for the most powerful single-lens microscopes . |
| 9 | This shows Hercules holding the Hydra by the neck of the only visible head with his club raised ( rig . |
| 10 | WMGO holds the account in the UK , while BBDO holds it in Italy . |
| 11 | The opening address to the summit was given by the UK Prime Minister John Major , the UK holding the presidency of the Security Council for January . |
| 12 | Willie held the knife above the cake , screwed up his face till he had thought of a wish and then plunged the knife into the icing . |
| 13 | They sat side by side on the hearthrug : the fire caught : Daniel held the toasting-fork to the grate . |
| 14 | And presently , as Jack held the paddle like a brake and let them in by inches , a third , without petals , a pale disc trailing tendrils of weed . |
| 15 | President Theodore Roosevelt holds the record for the number of hands shaken at an official function ? |
| 16 | Le Monde reported on Oct. 1 that the dispute was likely to be placed before the UN Security Council during October , while France held the presidency at the Security Council . |
| 17 | Newman held the automatic in the palm of his hand . |
| 18 | ‘ I think I 'll risk a wee bit of the lantern , ’ Biff held the light over the yawning opening , lifting the corner of the cloth . |
| 19 | WALES holds the record among the regions for the number of organisations actively involving themselves in getting new lines opened , new stations added and services improved . |
| 20 | The city 's importance was owing to the new Emperor , Charles Habsburg , succeeding his grandfather in 1519 to become Charles V. The House of Habsburg held Germany and Spain , and Milan and the eastern end of Lombardy held the key to a potential land bridge between the two — a bridge desired by Charles and feared by France . |