Example sentences of "to hold it [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disposition , as distinct from creation , of a trust , whatever its subject-matter , must be in writing , and the term ‘ disposition ’ includes a mandate by the beneficiary to his trustee to hold it on behalf of someone else . |
| 2 | The profit sharing pool will be paid to Trustees who will acquire deferred stock in the company to hold it on behalf of participating employees . |
| 3 | Now the muscles are not r working to lift it , they 're working to hold it against gravity , gravity saying go on let it go . |
| 4 | If India 's government is persuaded that warming will produce better and more reliable monsoons , then it might decide that the interests of its burgeoning population would be better served by global warming than by attempts to hold it in check . |
| 5 | Anger bubbled up inside her like a geyser set to gush , and she made a valiant effort to hold it in check . |
| 6 | Secure the box to the masonry behind with wallplugs and screws — do n't rely on filler to hold it in place . |
| 7 | In those days the artificial leg you were given did n't meet the skin ; you had to wear thick woollen socks over the join where the artificial leg met your own leg , and a metal belt to hold it in place , which pulled your body over to one side . |
| 8 | The mirror is placed onto the fixed clips , pushed back against the wall , and the sliding clips are pushed in to hold it in place . |
| 9 | Special covering profiles are available for corner joints and for joining planks , and special edging strips are used to hold it in place . |
| 10 | So he , he thought he 'd do an experiment , er he took a small piece of radium which he 'd extracted from several tons of pitchblende and he put this bit of radium on his forearm and , and put a bandage round to hold it in place and left it there for a week and said right I 'll see what happens . |
| 11 | Henry kept Richard and John in England over Christmas , but sent Geoffrey to Normandy " to hold it in custody " . |