Example sentences of "[vb past] hold the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She caused a few titters when she said she 'd held the court in the church for the convenience of all parties . |
| 2 | Here he was increasingly concerned with the chemistry of the brain , which he believed held the key to the treatment of mental illness . |
| 3 | In 1538 the Earl of Sussex claimed to hold the reversion of the Lord Stewardship . |
| 4 | He managed to hold the ball on the putting surface and , two putts later , the last one from six feet , he was on his knees in triumph , or was it supplication ? |
| 5 | Forces of the rebel Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) which remained under the command of Col. John Garang continued to hold the area around the towns of Torit and Kapoeta , in the south of Equatoria state . |
| 6 | She had to hold the frame of the door . |
| 7 | I only had to hold the end of the string , while my friend went round the circle , so I thought I 'd have a rest , and so … |
| 8 | The French 95th Regiment which had held the village on the disastrous day of February 25th was withdrawn , decimated , from the battle . |
| 9 | We had held the reception at the melin , and I had conceived the pretty idea of decorating it throughout with wild flowers . |
| 10 | Moran stood holding the edge of the door until the headlights disappeared and he closed the door without shutting the iron gate at the road or the small wooden gate leaning against the boxwood . |
| 11 | Moldavia refused to hold the referendum on the grounds that it would worsen ethnic tensions in the republic . |