Example sentences of "holding [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The landscape changed from the lushness of the Urubamba valley into the sweeping emptiness of bare hills , the sky holding the rare fleck of a red-backed hawk or the huge wingspan of the black-chested buzzard eagle . |
| 2 | Yes , it 's true , you 're holding the final chapter in a long-running saga that began way back in 1985 . |
| 3 | If the mortgage is a mortgage of the equitable estate , the priority of successive mortgagees depends upon the order in which they give written notice to the trustees or other persons holding the legal estate . |
| 4 | ( c ) Property held by husband and wife and a third party In circumstances where the husband is to convey his interest in the house to the wife , little needs to be done to the legal title other than for the husband to retire as a trustee ; the wife and third party ( possibly her mother ) will be left holding the legal estate , the beneficial interests being " behind the curtain " . |
| 5 | He was holding the lighted match . |
| 6 | Non-standard entry is defined as referring to students not holding the minimum entry qualifications for admission to a first degree or DipHE course set out in Regulation 8.13 of CNAA 's Principles and Regulations ( 1979 ) or equivalent qualifications . |
| 7 | He was only gone a moment or two and when he returned he was holding the complete clasp . |
| 8 | Lots of different coat hangers for holding the finished work . |
| 9 | Holding the gipsy girl 's hand , Carrie answered as many of the questions that crowded Anna 's confused mind as she could . |
| 10 | • For minor burns and scalds , cool by holding the affected area under cold running water for ten minutes or immersing in a bowl of cold water . |
| 11 | The correct feeling should be one of turning away , holding the right side back and ‘ whooshing ’ the clubhead into impact . |
| 12 | The correct feeling must be one of turning away sufficiently and then staying turned away , holding the right side back and making the clubhead win the race , followed by the hands and with the body action then pulled through in third place . |
| 13 | The second thug was standing to his left , holding the long pickaxe handle in his right hand , tapping it against his left palm . |
| 14 | Laughing and chattering , Louise walked into the kitchen , holding the young man by the hand . |
| 15 | The president of the company , its executive director , and the man holding the controlling interest in its shares was Edouard de Chavigny . |
| 16 | The local Conservatives bought the old Organist House in 1930 , and apart from holding the odd meeting , they have n't used the building much and it 's now derelict . |
| 17 | Mr. Gill overdid the waiting tactics in Foxy Games 's previous outing at Cottenham , but made no mistake here , going on five out and comfortably holding the late run of the favourite , York Royal . |
| 18 | Peter Easterby 's front runner was disqualified after holding the late challenge of Tyrone Bridge in a fast-run race at Newbury three weeks ago , but he should gain compensation on 4lb better terms . |
| 19 | This looks even more unconstitutional — but while the lawyers debate that question , the government could be holding the monetary line . |
| 20 | There 's an eighteen inch split in the inner tube and , ’ he paused , ‘ you 're not going to like this , the bolts holding the split rim have all sheared . |
| 21 | LIFESPAN necessarily takes this clear and simple view of establishing a baseline : ‘ a baseline comprises the agreement by a user , holding the necessary access rights , that a package is FIT FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED of the baseline ’ . |
| 22 | Holding the tiny china figure in her hand , oblivious of the rain sleeting down , she grinned — and then caught sight of the little girl who had been so determined to find one . |
| 23 | Dr Neil tried to calm himself by a grave examination of the doll , as though it were one of his patients , holding the tiny wrist to take the pulse , only to see the laughter on her face , and for that to provoke him to further inward excesses . |
| 24 | The bedroom door swung open to reveal Ace , now holding the ice-pack back to his face . |
| 25 | Obviously there is a price to be paid in holding the liquid helium temperatures . |
| 26 | Then , in a startling turnaround , Langer and Elkington , holding the joint lead and playing last , both bogeyed five straight holes — from the 11th through the 15th — and fell from contention . |
| 27 | He was sitting up , holding the clumsy radio on his knee with one hand , searching through the muttering frequencies with the other . |
| 28 | Then , holding the excess material at the back of Terry 's waist , giving the dress a longer , more elegant line , she murmured , ‘ What do you think ? ’ |
| 29 | Push the bend on to the outlet and , holding the other bend against the downpipe , mark the length of the pipe required using the ‘ sight holes ’ in the bends and cut it off . |
| 30 | One of you stands still holding one end of the string ; the other walks round marking out a circle with the chalk on the ground , holding the other end and keeping the string pulled tight . |