Example sentences of "still hold the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Leverhulme 's aphorism still holds the key to the Lewis problem . |
| 2 | This great medieval church still holds the shrine of the Three Wise Men , taken there by Barbarossa 's Chancellor Rainald von Dassell . |
| 3 | BEHIND their closed doors and curtained windows , the sizeable minority of undecided Darlington voters still hold the key to the result of this vital marginal seat . |
| 4 | Well , if you sent your money fairly recently , it 's probably still sitting in their offices unopened — Turbosoft still hold the lease on the building , and until it 's taken over by another company the GPO have no authority to recover and redirect mail . |
| 5 | Shifting his attention to David , who was still holding the boy by the scruff of his shirt collar , he told him solemnly , ‘ He 's different from you , is n't he ? |
| 6 | Still holding the jug by the handle but not lifting it yet , she said , ‘ I have never been able to understand why small children are so disgusting . |
| 7 | I 'm still holding the fiver in the bottle because it bloody well wo n't unfurl . |
| 8 | Sharpe urged the black stallion on , but the footing under the rye was treacherous ; the soil was damp and still held the shape of the plough furrows , and the stallion could not match the Frenchman 's speed on the paved road . |