Example sentences of "to hold [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Pétain , for whom the future seemed to hold nothing but the obscurity of a colonel in retirement , the war and the dramatic failure of Plan XVII brought an unexpected opportunity to prove his ideas . |
| 2 | I meet an eager mob of fifty Class 2 children in Swaziland and a large lady who had taught every single one of them to read , determined collectively and individually to hold me in the classroom until they have proved it true . |
| 3 | On the way down on that stretch of road from death one to death two I call them , the roundabouts I suddenly realised if we were going to have a rehearsal we needed to have a bouquet of flowers did n't we so I leapt out of the car picked some weeds tied them up with a piece of strong so that the chap of our staff who was going to be in front of me was going to hold them during the rehearsal whilst I dashed up to play first of all the Lord Provost and then the Queen or the Lady Provost as she then was . |
| 4 | The message from brokers is apply for shares , but do not look to hold them for the long term . |
| 5 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 6 | On the application so to vary the implied undertaking , the applicants undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against the applicants by the two reinstated officers , and on the question of the effect of public interest immunity : — |
| 7 | In form it is an application at the suit of C.N.L. as a third party for the court to release the appellant from his implied undertaking pursuant to which discovery of the P.C.A. documents was given under the court 's order of 9 July 1991 — released that is to the extent of permitting him to disclose the documents to C.N.L. , they for their part undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against them by Woodley and Clifford . |
| 8 | Allied intelligence assessments suggested that the Communist offensive in Korea was a preliminary skirmish to draw Anglo-American forces eastwards , and to hold them in the Far East while Soviet forces destabilized the politically shaky states of Western Europe . |
| 9 | France will just about be able to hold them in the line-out if Roumat plays , but the so-called hard men in the pack do n't look that tough to me . |
| 10 | Their aspiration to hold everyone at the ethical level of the enlightened bourgeoisie encountered the strong disapproval of Friedrich Nietzsche , who wrote under the heading : G. Eliot — |
| 11 | On the question of the rule of law and observance of the rule of law — this is a very important matter ; Ministers are subject to the laws of the land and to enforcing the rule of law — the Master of the Rolls said : ’ He ’ — that is , the Home Secretary — ’ has disavowed any intention to act in defiance of an order of the court or to hold himself above the law . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm a manufacturer , I like to make things , I like to hold something at the end of day and say that 's something that 's been created . |
| 13 | She started to feel much more comfortable about how she looked , and unconsciously began to relax and to hold herself in the quietly poised way she did when dressed in a nurse 's uniform or casual clothes . |
| 14 | Often enough , restrictions are imposed in terrorem so as to discourage the more blatant activities of the outgoing partner but with the realisation that to hold him to the letter of the restraint might well be impracticable . |
| 15 | and Andrew he did n't want her to hold him in the water , he wanted to walk |
| 16 | He continued to hold her by the arms for a few seconds longer , studying her face . |
| 17 | He pulled his hand gently from hers , and , still gentle , put his arm around her to hold her by the shoulder . |
| 18 | If Tom wanted her she would go to Tom , just to be with someone , to have someone to hold her in the night . |
| 19 | Meanwhile SunSelect continues to be skittish on any questions about WABI 's list price , packaging , availability or anything else substantive , ostensibly because of the gala rollout it has planned for May 5 at the 500-seat Great American Music Hall in San Francisco , having ditched plans to hold it at the giant Paramount Theater in Oakland , California . |
| 20 | Because there 's nothing to hold it on the plate , you see . ’ |
| 21 | These are the leather straps you put round the bird 's legs to hold it on the glove that you have to wear when you handle birds of prey . |
| 22 | Its toes are strong enough to hold it on the bark , no matter which way it is facing and it hops about in all directions with sure-footed nimbleness . |
| 23 | He may be taught to hold it with the crook of the handle turned away from him , and his thumb over the top of the handle , so that he does not grip the stick too hard . |
| 24 | They were floundering chest-deep , and Riven went to Madra 's head , helping to hold it above the water . |
| 25 | It is a decision to make a commitment not to bring the offence up against the individual any longer , a commitment not to hold it against the person , to separate the sin from the sinner . |
| 26 | At which , after an ovation , half the audience did depart to hear Michael Heseltine , whose idea of a fringe meeting is to hold it in the Grand Theatre , which is very grand , built 1906 , seats 1,200 , and where Alvin Stardust will head the bill in this year 's pantomime . |
| 27 | The only comment I wish to make at this stage is that the court recognised that I had no intention to act in defiance of an order of the court or to hold myself above the law . |