Example sentences of "holding [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crystal chandelier was for effect only — lighting that would show off the clothes to their best advantage was brilliant yet discreet , and along one wall were racks holding some of the ready-to-wear garments . |
| 2 | It may not always be possible , but consider the feasibility of holding some of the interviews at weekends or in the evenings . |
| 3 | He is holding some of the letters he has received . |
| 4 | The laboratory holding three of the Taiwan Ten is believed to be about to acquire another 30 orang-utans , the origin of which is unknown . |
| 5 | By holding firm on the divisive issue of the ‘ comb-out ’ , while making substantial concessions on the food question , the Cabinet successfully outfaced the shop stewards ' movement . |
| 6 | Harry Symmonds gave evidence that the carpet bag holding one of the tiny bodies found in Clapper 's Pool was the one he had brought to Mrs Dyer 's house . |
| 7 | He was holding one of the children , who was asleep . |
| 8 | One senior representative of an existing cash & carry said that MAKRO will ‘ obviously pose a threat ’ , not only to that trade but also to supermarkets , which will be hit by trade being diverted into the MARKO ‘ discounting ’ — through holding one of the membership passports . |
| 9 | He was holding one of the machine pistols . |
| 10 | have been granted complete exemption by holding one of the following qualifications : |
| 11 | As the Autumn fox hunting season gets underway , animal rights protestors have been holding one of the biggest demonstrations seen in the region . |
| 12 | As far as discs are concerned , prices will vary widely but we can reasonably assume an average of £15 in 1995 holding steady throughout the decade . |
| 13 | With DRT still holding two of the most important countries , the complete disintegration of Deloitte Haskins & Sells International is now assured . |
| 14 | Abu Nidal 's Palestinian extremist group , which maintains a close association with the Shia Muslim Hizbollah holding most of the Western hostages in Lebanon , is the most likely culprit . |
| 15 | Islamic Jihad , an underground faction of the pro-Iranian radical Shia Hezbollah organization , was believed to be holding most of the Western hostages . |
| 16 | James Matthews , our reporter in Jordan says it appears the pro-Iranian group thought to be holding most of the hostages , Hezbalar is ready to end its demands for a prisoner exchange . |